Exactly. It is hard to forget that abstract expressionism was (by their own admission) heavily funded by the CIA, in order to broadcast the idea of America as t

Exactly. It is hard to forget that abstract expressionism was (by their own admission) heavily funded by the CIA, in order to broadcast the idea of America as the land of creative freedom. K-pop music was funded by the Korean government for similar reasons. The huge boom in the value of Chinese art was, it turns out, massively inflated by crooked deals (collectors and galleries selling to each other in order to boost the value of their artists). Without a doubt the reputations of curators, administrators and critics related to this exhibition are dependent upon the success of this exhibition.