iO and the DIA: The Debt and the Gift of Art

I wasn't in town to witness the fire-breathing dragon protecting the Detroit Institute of Arts from predatory interlopers last week, but I wish I had been. How to say exactly what a dragon IS -- but Detroiters need guardians these days, especially when it comes to our beloved museum. I applaud the dragon and the people who seized on its imagery. When the powers of darkness confront us, we take whatever symbolism we can. The new school year brings its own sets of symbols. For the third year in a ...