２００４年の東大和訳。

Why is the Mona Lisa the best-known painting in the entire world? (1) A simple glimpse at even some of her features ― her silhouette, her eyes, perhaps just her hands ― brings instant recognition even to those who have no taste or passion for painting. Its commercial use in advertising far exceeds that of any other work of art.

There are works of art that appear to be universal, in the sense that they are still loved and enjoyed centuries after their production. They awake instant recognition in millions throughout the world. They speak not only to their own time ― the relatively small audience for whom they were originally　produced ― but to worlds beyond, to future generations, to (2)a mass society connected by international communications that their creators could not suspect would ever come into being.

It is precisely because such universal appeal cannot be separated from the system which makes them famous that one should question the idea that the success of artistic works lies within the works themselves. The Western origin of so many masterpieces suggests that they need, for their global development, appropriate political, ideological and technological support.

Mozart was, we know, greatly appreciated in his lifetime, but only in Europe. (３）He would not be as widely known as he is today throughout the world without the invention of recording equipment, film music, and plays and films about his life. Mozart would not be 'Mozart', the great universal artist, without adequate technical and marketing support.

僕は芸術に関してはさっぱりわかんない。わかんない分人生損してるんでしょうね。