The mother of all exhibitions

The first thing you encounter at a new contemporary art show at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is the Mom Booth, where a woman in an apron sits at a table.

Behind her, shelves are stocked with Band-Aids, puddings, animal crackers, soup cans, paper lunch bags and clean underwear. She's not a docent or guide. She's a real mom who gives advice, hugs and maybe a scolding. She might ask you to fold laundry or pick Legos off the floor.

And she may inspire thoughts of your own mom or kids. But how is a mom surrounded by Band-Aids and puddings art?