Quote Originally Posted by sycld View Post
And frankly, yes, there is some validity to what they claim. Art use to be relevant to the population at-large.
I'm not necessarily trying to argue with you, but what is your basis for this claim? I have heard this claim before but I have no idea how true it is. It would be interesting if true but I am somewhat suspicious of it. How do you know that art used to have a broader appeal or relevance? We'd have to establish that claim before we could even begin to wonder whether the decline in art's relevance to the general public is the fault of artists, or the general public.