All I can think of while and after reading this article: Socializing Risk. Why exactly should I, as a citizen, pay for random art pieces indirectly through tax

All I can think of while and after reading this article: Socializing Risk. Why exactly should I, as a citizen, pay for random art pieces indirectly through taxes? I already do, but I question the practice. To simply answer the headlines question: "Who Pays for the Arts?" How about the consumers pay for what they want to consume?