John Berger writes that 'original masterpieces belong to the preserve both mater

Question:

John Berger writes that 'original masterpieces belong to the preserve both materialy & spiritually of the rich

He writes that experience of art is linked to class: museums are full of holy relics which refer to a mystery that excludes them: the mystery of unaccountable wealth. Do you think there is a relationship between wealth and the gallery-going public?

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Yes there is. They have the free time and money to participate in such extraneous institutions. Art has gotten so expensive to keep, maintain and protect that not even the wealthy can afford it anymore. They buy it to give like a Christmas card to museums for tax purposes. I, for one, am glad they do. I get to see what would otherwise be behind closed doors.