Too Much Art?

A couple of years ago, the town elders in Carmel, California noticed there was "too much art" and proclaimed a ban on new galleries in town. The problem? The galleries pulled in tourists, but locals just wanted to find a place to have lunch or buy new sneakers. And because tourists shipped art purchases out of state, sales tax was eliminated and brought in no revenue for the city. City leaders screamed foul; galleries are "A real and impending threat." Santa Fe, Key West, and Aspen, among other small art meccas, are also struggling with the fact that there is simply "too much art".

Thus, we are all left to deal with the threat of art. It's devious, if not evil. All of us should watch it closely, else we may see it pull down the financial fabric of our own small towns. Um. Here's a option: Wal-Mart. There, you can buy cheap art. Every household can own the same images, and you can do your weekly grocery shopping at the same time.

You get what you pay for.