Art and capitalism

https://stephaniemcmillan.org/interview-with-voyage-mia/

What responsibility, if any, do you think artists have to use their art to help alleviate problems faced by others? Has your art been affected by issues you’ve concerned about?
There is tension between one of the most important social roles of art — to reveal hidden truths — and the artist’s need to make a living by selling their work in a profit-driven marketplace that operates best when those truths remain obscured. There is so much pressure for artists to create purely decorative or amusing entertainment, rather than follow their own vision and life’s purpose.

Two overarching trends are greatly affecting everyone’s situation, including artists: 1) global warming has advanced to the point that social transformation is now an urgent necessity for the survival of life on Earth; and 2) the political representatives and institutions protecting the interests of those at the top of the capitalist/imperialist system are aggressively trying to hold onto their dominance in an increasingly unstable global economy and in the face of rising popular discontent.