State of the arts in America

Music can be heard free in the restrooms of most chain restaurants.
Calvin Klein models stand in their underwear before large works of art.
After football expenses, there’s not enough money for the arts.
Beethoven, no. Beyonce, hell yes.
We must be word and mathematics literate, but visually literate is just an option.
Be a doctor, lawyer, businessman, teacher. OK. Be an artist, highly suspect.
“I don’t understand it” is enough to dismiss it.
Art can only be cute or cool. Enough said.