[Torie]

This seems a bit broad brush to me. Have you not seen abstract art that you thought worthy, or non abstract art that was painted in recent times? Granted much of it seems to be junk and hype, but then it takes times to cull the wheat from the chaff. Modern classical music is on a considerable upswing by the way.

[cornelis]

He's probably correct to use the word "dehumanizing." That fits much of a lot for art appearing after, say, 1915 New York (a bit earlier in Paris).

[eddie willers]

Have you not seen abstract art that you thought worthy,

Sure....something that would look good on my wall.
But I'd call them "Knicknacks" or "Decorations"....not "Art".

[eureka!]

"This seems a bit broad brush to me. Have you not seen abstract art that you thought worthy.."

I have. I have also seen watercolors and drawings by my 4 year old that moved me in that way, seriously. My biggest beef is the use of tax dollars for some of the garbage...

[Robert A Cook PE]

No.

I’ve seen nothing (recently, since, say, the 1914-1920 era) that I would buy.

And, frankly, I do think my taste is better than that of highly “trained” art critics who praise what an elephant paints with a brush and canvas as “art”....

And yes, while I agree that a Picasso might be expensive, I wouldn’t want any of his stuff in my living room either. Modern designs? FL Wright’s designs are generally just plain and most are not ugly, but unattractive.