本文主張純藝術在視覺文化課程中仍應佔有重要作用，藝術的價值不在於推崇大師的傑作，不在於自我的創意表達，而在於建立自由的文化生活，探索種種新的可能，以推動人類進化。然而，若要實現這個目的，藝術必須維持其自主權，以免迷失於社會科學中。

Arguments favoring the continuing role of a fine arts emphasis within a
visual culture curriculum are presented. The value of art is not to be found in the veneration of masterpieces or in creative self expression but in the role it plays in creating the freedom of cultural life – the creation and rehearsal of new possibilities for human evolution and exploration. To fulfill this purpose, however, art must maintain its autonomy and not get lost in the thickets of the social sciences.