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Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly

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[–] Zorque 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because it has subjective value. And often times those public pieces aren't there to showcase art for arts sake, but as a showcase of how much the politician cares about the community. In a purely theatrical way, of course.

And, depending on ones own interpretation, assigning intrinsic material value to art reduces it's value as art. Making it less art and more commodity.

[–] GuyDudeman 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hmm. Maybe you're right. But I still think art for art's sake is worth appreciating and supporting.

[–] Zorque 1 points 1 day ago

But of course. No one said otherwise.

That doesn't mean it has intrinsic material value, though. That being the metric inferred by the comic we're all talking about.