Makoto Fujimura on utilitarian pragmatism & Art

Fujimura says,

Could it be that what is deemed marginal, what is "useless" in our terms, is most essential for God and is the bedrock, the essence, of our culture? Could it be that our affinity for the utilitarian pragmatism of the Industrial Revolution created a blind spot in culture that not only overlooks great art, but if purity of expression is compromised could also lead us to reject the essence of the gospel? Could it be, if I may extend this thought to the extreme, that we have missed the essence of the gospel message by focusing merely on an industrial, commoditized way to convey the information of the gospel, or even to "sell" the Good News in the most efficient manner prescribed by our entrepreneurial or industrial mindset?

Art + Faith: A Theology of Making. New Haven: Yale University Press. 2020, p. 17.