ViewpointsOpinionWhy Art Matters, Country Music EditionSavePrintKatherine Hanlon/Unsplash.comRoger Kimball8/15/2023|Updated: 8/26/20230:00X 1CommentaryMost of us regard art as mere decoration.Share this articleLeave a commentRoger KimballAuthorRoger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”Author’s Selected ArticlesStillbirth of a Meme, With a Brief Cadenza on ‘Lawfare’Jun 03, 2024Annals of the Art World: Everything Old Is New AgainMay 30, 2024Is Utilitarianism Useful?May 20, 2024A Healing Zephyr of a BookMay 15, 2024Related Topicsrich men north of richmondOliver Anthony