"Dress Matters" is the featured exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art through Feb. 18. The exhibition guide states: "The way we dress shapes the persona we present to the world. Through our dress we communicate everything from our gender and cultural identity to our religious beliefs and values. The clothing we wear shapes how we think about ourselves. It can make us feel powerful and attractive, or the opposite. Certain articles of clothing carry strong emotional associations and powerful memories. For all these reasons, clothing is an extension of ourselves; and the stories that clothes tell about us are varied ad rich." Although I share photos from other parts of the museum's permanent collection, it's interesting to see how the metaphor of dress applies ubiquitously. Moreover, nothing prepared me for the sculpture of the giant blue crocodile with a pet bottle, or the gimoungus gauges (ear flares) earlier peoples wore. What is your reaction?
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