Only if you think appreciation and value is synonymous with what is pleasant. I don't. Malevich's Black Square is not pleasing to me, but I value and apprecia

Only if you think appreciation and value is synonymous with what is pleasant. I don't. Malevich's Black Square is not pleasing to me, but I value and appreciate it for expanding the boundaries of art. Same with John Cage's music. What's so oxymoronic about that?