This document is a handwritten excerpt from the journal of Carlos Almaraz in which he discusses what he sees as the problem of “art for art’s sake” and the ways in which this kind of artistic outlook prevents certain sectors of society from being able to appreciate and care about much of contemporary art. He compares the respective practices of Vito Acconci and Andy Warhol, arguing that, on the surface, Acconci’s works require a much greater time commitment in order to be understood than do those of Warhol; therefore, most people cannot afford such a luxury. Almaraz argues that in order to be effective, art should be easily legible by a broad audience so that much Conceptual art is ineffective because it is only accessible to a small minority of people whose specific education allows them access to such proposals.