Putting A Monetary Value On The Arts – Is That Possible, Or Even Desirable?

“We tend to think of the arts as ‘independent and esoteric.’ In fact, they are dependent (meaning simply, ‘connected’) and everyday.Trying to tease out their monetary value, therefore, is practically impossible, not to mention their effects on our other cultural practices. Just look at the local effects of one little satirical sketch comedy show, Portlandia, on the city and its sense of itself. How do you measure that?”