Her 15 Minutes of Mascot Fame

Coinciding
with the opening
of a thrilling exhibit
of John Marin watercolors and etchings,
this post
from the museum's
Social Media Coordinator,
features herself
in a goofy lion suit.

(a few weeks after
her previous post ,
about involving the museum
in a scavenger hunt.)

Why is the A.I.C. blog
so serious
about
not taking art very seriously?

Special exhibits of art
are hardly ever discussed
except for tangential technical issues,
while so many of the posts,
like this one,
are pure fluff.

Fukusa

This post
deals with Fukusa,
an ornate, embroidered piece of cloth
used to accompany a special gift
among the upper classes of Japan.

A very informative essay
but unfortunately
no exhibit of any of these objects
is either recent, planned,
or currently running.


So why talk about it?

Especially since
the museum is not even willing
to publish large, detailed
photos of them.