Politics and art

Here is some information that surprised me. The abstract impressionists may not even have known! I found this on the independent newspaper website.

I thought you'd like this:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html

Modern art was CIA 'weapon'
For decades in art circles it was either a rumour or a joke, but now it is confirmed as a fact. The Central Intelligence Agency used American modern art - including the works of such artists as Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko - as a weapon in the Cold War. In the manner of a Renaissance prince - except that it acted secretly - the CIA fostered and promoted American Abstract Expressionist painting around the world for more than 20 years.