Every great nation..

I heard an interesting quote this afternoon that made me really think about the value
and necessity of art..  is it an integral and defining part of out culture?:
"every great nation deserves equally great art". It made me think
about every level of that expression; not only what's classified as
art proper and locked away behind glass, but what is engrained into the very fabric of
what our lives are built on/of. All that is spontaneous and not easily discernable.  the grey and cloudy giving way to patches of brilliant light and clarity.
It's hard to imagine a world where we could never imagine our lives
without the mystery and unknowingness that is art.
Imagine..