Hey, they've come a long way since Jackson Pollock [1]. While I do enjoy quite a bit of modern art, I was nonetheless disappointed to discover that some of the

Hey, they've come a long way since Jackson Pollock [1]. While I do enjoy quite a bit of modern art, I was nonetheless disappointed to discover that some of the "tastemakers" of '60s/'70s abstract expressionism were US federal three-letter-acronym agencies [2]. The saga, apparently, continues to this day. Caveat emptor, indeed. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock#Critical_debate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock#Critical_debat... [2] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-...