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Art for everyone? No, thank you.
We often hear this phrase: “Art for everyone.”
It sounds full of good intentions. Generous, democratic, open.
And yet, every time I hear it, it makes me uncomfortable.
Because beneath this apparent benevolence, I sense an injunction. A reduction. A betrayal.
No one ever says “A Ferrari for everyone,” or “A vintage wine for everyone.”
So why should art be made universally accessible, at the risk of losing its complexity, its depth, its demands?