Why was a sizeable bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth, a famous modern artist from Britain, recently hacked from its base from a gated London park? According to The Wall Street Journal, the most likely reason was that it could be sold as scrap metal. I was delighted, of course. Who says that art is utterly useless? Especially now that metal is fetching ever-higher prices in the global market, art is also gaining in value. Great news, this. Art doubters, eat your hearts out!