I'm not going to lie, I'm kind of bummed out by the way this section of reading ended: "In our time, the cultural niche for art remains unfilled, while self-expression becomes an end in itself" (77). Yikes--talk about hitting where it hurts. Although I know this is reality in the way the authors meant it, I'm not sure that I agree 100% with it, and I definitely refuse to accept it. I believe the niche for art and artists has just begun to re-blossom. With the digital age that