最近春假，出去放了会儿风，看了点闲书。"Standing Room Only“是一本关于演出市场管理的书。其中"Art for Art's Sake or Art for Social Purpose"是一个十分适合废话的话题。后来发觉，原来在美国也有“延安文艺讲话”精神的体现啊，只不过不是集中体现的。请看来自50年代

"The arts were said to be

(1) important to the image of American society Abroad,

(2) a means of communication and consequently of promoting understanding between this country and others,

(3) an expression of national purpose,

(4) an important influence in the liberal education of the individuals,

(5) an important key to an American's understanding of himself, his times, and his destiny,

(6) a purposeful occupation for youth,

(7) vital to institutions mobilizing the social, moral, and educational resources of American communities,

(8) good for business, especially in the new centers of population,

(9) components for strengthening moral and spiritual bastions in a people whose national security might be threatened.

(10) an influence to offset the materialism of a generally affluent society. "

够全的的了吧，可惜的是书里并没有给出出处，但总结得如此系统，想必也是职能管理部门的手笔。

不仅如此，艺术演出的资助很大部分也来自于赞助捐款，但你看：

"In a recent issue of the newsletter Corporate Philanthropy Report, an unidentified contributions manager is bluntly quoted as saying: 'We no longer 'support' the arts. We use the arts in innovative ways to support the social causes chosen by our company.'"

有一个Fund捐了$45 million的三年计划，然后指示如下：

"To expand their marketing efforts, mount new plays, broaden the ethnic makeup of their management, experiment with color-blind casting, increase community outreach activity and sponsor a variety of other programs designed to integrate the theaters into their communities."

别人的回复是：

"What the foundation fails to 'expand' or 'broaden' or 'sponsor' is an artistic goal."

不光光是政治正确和Affirmative Action， 更广泛地说

"Pieces should never be programmed simply because they are by a woman, a gay, a representative of some ethnic or racial community, or indeed simply because they are new (or simply because they are old)......"

最后的总结陈词却是时间上最早的，托克维尔:

"Democratic nations will habitually prefer the useful to the beautiful, and they will require that the beautiful be useful."

我一直以来就把“延安文艺”，social realism的种种精神列为社会主义制度的副作用产物。或者说一个社会制度要求艺术的功能化，人的物化与同化是悲哀的，要付出代价的。难道“免煮柿油”也不能幸免？那这就不是某个社会制度的问题喽？我错怪了？