Art in any form

Tonight, coming home from a meeting, I wanted to stop for a minute at the NC Museum of Art to just walk around the outdoor art garden. It was a nice minute to recover a moment of sanity after a day of not feeling great, and a little stress tonight from the meeting...

I love this particular sculpture, faces that can be seen in different views, and the closing lights of the day interspersed with the amber lights providing other accents. It made the experience richer to just sit and ponder for a minute.

I've been asked, and heard the question asked in policy settings: "What is the value of art?" My response, from personal experiences of walking through the halls of MoMA in SF and Manhattan, from walking through the halls and rooms of homes, and from just sitting for a few minutes at the end of a day, is simple: Why put value on that which cannot be quantified? Why even try? The time and peace of thought are priceless.