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Is it reasonable that government should never invest in art from which most people feel distasteful or objectionable? Some people might argue that government should never finance for art being distasteful or objectionable for the majority of population because they believe that art engendering distaste has no artistic value. After weighing the evidence, I certainly claim that the nation should fund the objectionable art. The reason is, the value of art is not defined.
Consider Post-Modern art. When Post-Modern art was introduced, many artists refused the art and the critics see the art as something funny, not art. In fact, New-York Times issued about one pianist's story. He smashed his piano with a hammer after rendering in his concert. The majority of audiences were not able to understand his behavior while some recognized that new art was born. Today, Post-Modern art is admitted profound and valuable art. Experts explain that this is possible because there are supporters for Post-Modern art. Moreover, we can know that, although a type of art disgusts the majority of population, this is not indicates that there is no respectable position for the art.
Vincent Van Gogh is also another typical example. During his life, his only one piece was purchased. Vincent Van Gogh is an unknown artist until his death. Gogh's art became admired in an exhibition which his brother hold with Gogh's works after Gogh died. If his brother did not introduce Gogh's piece to the world, modern people would not appreciate the priceless works. This means that the value of artwork has the chance to be masterpiece once there is any support or investor. That is, the value of art which decided by the reaction of the crowd is not guaranteed absolutely.
In conclude, government funding is also needed to be used for art that most audiences finds distasteful or objectionable. Certain art may seem like something terrible, but we should not make sure that the art will be disgusting invariably. Back to the statement, government should try to invest in art even though the art is despised by over half population.
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