I visited the Louvre last month and spent an hour in front of the Mona Lisa, mostly watching people take photos instead of looking at the painting. We claim we value art for its aesthetic or emotional impact, yet our behavior suggests we value it for its status as an expensive, famous object. I think most museum-goers are more interested in the monetary price tag than the actual brushstrokes, and that skews how we fund and preserve art. Would you agree that art's financial worth overshadows its intrinsic value for the average viewer?