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What does it mean?
Art exists independently of financial value.
In plain terms
Money fades but music remains.
What can you take from it?
Value art beyond money.

Where it applies

  • funding decisions
  • personal valuation

Putting it to work

  • prioritize culture
  • plan beyond profit

Questions to consider

  • What lasts when money goes?
  • How do you value art?

Another view

Art often requires money to survive.

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