Is it any wonder that the artistic scene is curiously conformist? "Wiens brood men eet diens woord men spreekt". Ah Dutch language has so many great sayings involving money- like Eskimos and the snow.

Artists are clowns hired by a small elite that has the disposable income to spend. Ofcourse we live in a society that idolises the arts for some reason but most people never go to ballet or buy a sculpture. In Europe the government has subsidized theatre productions for a hundred years and it hasn't made a dent.