We need art

We all need art.
But when you think about it, what is art for? I mean, it doesn’t feed you, it’s not keeping you warm, it can’t help you recover from a flu. There is no fundamental human reasons that can justify our need for art.
But can we live without it? Everything would be so boring and so gray if it wasn’t for art. Just pass through Hydro-Québec’s head office on René-Levesque street and look for 2 seconds at Mousseau’s wall. And it makes your day. I’m not personnally a fan of Mousseau, but this wall is just one example of the feeling you can have when you experiment art. “It is also sometimes argued that even seemingly non-useful art is not useless, but rather that its use is the effect it has on the psyche of the creator or viewer.” (wikipedia)

Do you need art contact? why, where?

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