The Scandal of Millions Spent on Decadent Contemporary Art: When the Ministry of Culture Finances the Absurd.
The expression of intellectual decadence
The Ministry of Culture, which is supposed to be the guardian of our artistic heritage and the promoter of creation, finds itself today (as it has for a long time) at the source of a financial and intellectual scandal. With a budget of 4.5 million euros allocated to organizations such as the FRAC (Regional Funds for Contemporary Art), the CRAC (Regional Centers for Contemporary Art), the CAC (Contemporary Art Centers) and other similar structures, one is entitled to wonder where public money goes. Because what these institutions claim to promote under the name of contemporary art looks more like a vast hoax than a true promotion of culture.
The expression of snobbish stupidity or how to remain in awe in front of piles of stones!
Contemporary Art or the Apology of the Absurd
What is immediately striking is the nature of the works financed by these public funds. Rusty iron bars laid on the ground, improbable structures without head or tail, installations that defy all aesthetic or conceptual logic... This is what the taxpayer is asked to finance. These works, often devoid of any apparent meaning, require dithyrambic speeches from curators or exhibition commissioners to try to give them legitimacy. We then witness an exercise in intellectual contortion where we explain, with force of jargon, why a pile of industrial waste or an overturned chair would in reality be a profound critique of post-modern society.
Google's suggestions are, "children's playground". It doesn't recognize the sculpture...
The Role of Curators: From Culture Passers to Wind Sellers
Curators, once respected for their expertise and ability to illuminate authentic works of art, are now reduced to playing fortune tellers . Their mission? To find meaning, depth, and value in creations that, without their verbiage, would be just that: uninteresting objects. This situation is not only humiliating for art professionals, but also misleading for the public, who are forced to accept a vision of art that is disconnected from any tangible reality.
If you don't understand decadent contemporary art, look at this picture.
A Waste of Public Funds
While thousands of euros are being sunk into these abstruse projects, other sectors of culture, such as the preservation of historical heritage, the promotion of classical arts or the support of talented emerging artists, are being left behind. How can such expenditure be justified for works that, far from arousing admiration or reflection, most often provoke incomprehension or ridicule? This irresponsible financial management raises questions about the governance of the Ministry of Culture and the criteria used to award these subsidies.
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Contemporary Art : A Disconnected Elite
This scandal highlights a deeper problem: the disconnect between a certain snobbish and speculative artistic elite and the general public. While the French aspire to an accessible, enriching and meaningful culture, they are being forced to accept works that seem designed for an initiated minority, capable of deciphering obscure messages or of being ecstatic over a simple spot of paint. This divide between institutional contemporary art and the public is a bitter failure for a cultural policy that is supposed to unite and elevate.
Between curiosity and social events, decadent contemporary art attracts.
For a Return to Common Sense
It is time to put an end to this financial waste and refocus the efforts of the Ministry of Culture on projects that truly deserve to be supported. Art must be a vector of beauty, reflection and sharing, not a pretext for narcissistic experiments or waste of public money. The FRAC, CRAC and other CACs must be reformed in depth to stop funding the absurd and focus on works that honor artistic creation rather than ridicule it. The public deserves better than bars of scrap metal and empty speeches: it deserves art that elevates the soul and justifies the millions spent in its name.
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