1.) What do you want art to do?
2.) What do you think art is to the common American?*
3.) What do you want art to be for the common American?*
4.) Why are you an artist?
I was going to post my answers to this, but I think I'll leave just the questions for a week or so. I'm interested to know what you think. Let me know!
*I hadn't predicted that this post would draw commenters from non-Americans. I welcome any thoughts, so please change the questions as needed!