I'm inclined to say it's just the opposite. In capitalist societies, art tends to be much more diverse, and all sorts of artists make lots of money at it. Not a

I'm inclined to say it's just the opposite. In capitalist societies, art tends to be much more diverse, and all sorts of artists make lots of money at it. Not as many as want to, sure, and one could argue endlessly over which artists are under- or overrated, but, regardless, no artist gets as rich as Jeff Koons (or Steven Spielberg) outside of capitalism. Moreover, art is pretty tightly constrained in non-capitalist societies. In communist ones, it tends to be limited to traditional forms and propaganda. In mercantilist ones, it was traditional forms or, if you could find a patron, whatever would keep your patron happy.