I'm afraid I have to disagree. The contribution of art and beauty is significant to society. It's one of the things we've lost with the modernist movement. 

In the past, it was understood to be important that those with means became patrons of artists so they had the opportunity to improve society. 

 I’m guessing you didn’t swipe to the second image in the carousel 

 No, I didn't realize there was a second image. Great post. 

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