Candy is talking like dummy!  She has no regard, after all she was born into her actor schmactor life. 

NEXT?!

Interesting, that Ms. Bergen, whose whole career has been in the arts, and whose father’s career was also in the arts, would say this.

She is either parodying the anti-art crowd, or she is showing signs of early dementia.

I have spent the whole of my lifetime supporting the Arts, as well as my late husband, who was in musical theatre, an actor and a trained opera singer, and a sister who is a pianist, and parents who gave us the legacy of understanding the importance of the Arts in our lives and our civilization.  I have read with amusement, I guess, the posts of Candace and Liz, and it is obvious that they are so entrenched in their world of wealth and international reknown, that they are not aware of the grave danger most of our art groups, our symphonies, our opera and ballet companies.  I guess they don’t realize that the major museums such as the Smithsonian are having to seriously consider cutting back their research and staffs.  The NYTimes wrote an article today of the possibility of huge problems with the Philadelphia Philarmonic.  I don’t know how people think these companies support themselves, and I resent having anyone use the expression of "moral compass of a mobster".  How so?  Please be specific.  Tell that to the hundreds of curators, librarians, Department Heads of Universities, music/art/performing students who are hanging on by the skin of their teeth because their grant money and scholarships are in imminent danger of drying up.  Where do you all think the money comes from? Most all of the theatre, music,opera and ballet companies in America are privately funded.  Most museums are local, and if you think the Metropolitan, San Francisco or Smithsonian are having troubles, it isn’t anything compared to the regional ones.

I am sick and tired of our Artists/Writers/Performers(no I’m not thinking of Britney) and all of those who work so tirelessly trying to create something to make this a better world, being cast aside as though they count for nothing. 

Are any of you aware of the Federal Art Project that was written into the New Deal by FDR because he and many others recognized the importance of the fine arts in the lives of their citizens?  If you aren’t then get familiar with it.  And, that goes for you too Candace, because you and I are about the same age, and you ought to know better.

http://www.geocities.com/bettye_sutton/greatdepression.html

It is my guess that when Ms Bergen talks about the moral compass of the ‘art world’ she is referring to the ‘art’ world she is a part of and has most experience with, grew up in and works in. This would be LA, Hollywood and particularly the Entertainment, Movie and Television Industry. That is not what the majority of people think about or are referring to when they talk about ‘art’. So I think we are talking about apples and oranges here.

Dear Candy,

OMG, you made a huge mistake here … you sound like an art Nazi?

Oh, yeah, I am jewish, I have the blood to prove it …

May I ask that you retract this "art schmart" whatever comment before this gets any bigger? PLEASE!

Who am I to ask this of you?, nobody, yet somebody ….

I think for sure you must have been drinking to make such a comment about the art world … I can get you the information for meetinings and whatnot.

Retract this portion of the wowspew, please!

Wake up woman, you made your living from the arts!?!