Is art becoming less valuable in todays society?

I just read about a really interesting experiment in the newspaper. Joshua Bell, one of the greatest violinists of our time participated in a an experiment in New York City where he pretended to be just a street performer. He set up right outside a subway station and began playing. Despite the fact that he is a genius musician that many people pay thousands to see, nobody even glanced his way. He played all day, and only received a few glances, and even less stopped to listen. I found this completely surprising, because i had no idea that our society was so far gone into their own lives. In my opinion, Joshua Bell was almost entirely ignored when playing at the station because our culture has killed the ability to appreciate great art in general.  After playing some of the most spiritually powerful pieces such as Chaconne and Ave Maria, Joshua Bell had less than a handful of people stop and listen to him.  Most people were so busy caught up in their own lives that they didn’t even look twice while passing Joshua Bell expertly play the violin.  This shows how our culture is slowly killing its aesthetic appreciation for art, even if it’s sung, painted, or played by the best. I never noticed this before but our society stopped appreciating beauty in art.  For example, back when my parents were young, the Beatles were very popular.  They are still among the best; every song of theirs is a classic that can be listened to over and over again.  The music created today is nothing like the classics.  Most songs like “Whatever You Like” and “Just Dance” are popular for about a month and are then never heard of again.  This is because the media will produce any song that has a beat, even if the song has mediocre lyrics and is sung by someone with no talent whatsoever.  With every year, our appreciation for art is dwindling.  Hopefully this will reverse and our world will start enjoying the real beauty that lies in life.