Have you ever been to an art-gallery opening (or vernissage), as the artsy crowd likes to call them, and felt that everything you see is a pile of shit?

Of course it is an embarrassing moment, for everyone (except you) looks so interested and know-howed, but inside yourself, you wonder, “am I an uncultured and un-sensitized ignorant or is this truly bullshit?”

I’ve been there, for sure. And I believe that many times we are just being tricked by an artist’s or a gallerist’s whims.

Fortunately, I’m not the only one… Here’s a documentary on that argument by the Brit philosopher, Robert Scruton. It’s long but, if you fancy art, it’s worth it.

http://documentaryaddict.com/Why+Beauty+Matters-542-documentary.html