What makes ART, ART?

Question:

What makes ART, ART?

when should we be sure if an art object is really an art object?
how do we know that what we see in an art show (exhibition) or on the street, is or isn't art?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

"Art is a selective recreation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value judgements."

All works of art are the artist's expression of how things could or should be.

When this responsibility is avoided or abdicated you merely have decor; decoration.