Some people find modern art confusing or even pointless. Where do you stand?

A natural way to answer

I'm somewhere in the middle. A lot of modern art does seem inaccessible, and the prices can be hard to justify. That said, I think dismissing it all as pointless is too easy - it often challenges us to question what art even is, and that has value in its own right.

Key phrases to use

• scratching my head — confused and unable to understand something“The instructions left me scratching my head.”
• beat around the bush — avoid saying something directly“Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.”