if I understand your point, it's that you don't want your choices dictated to you.

And sure, I'm not advocating the government dictate art.  Far from it.

But this isn't that situation, this isn't the state of Michigan's artprize, it's the DeVos artprize.  And it's a fair criticism to ask whether this is an efficient use of time and resources to let the mob determine what is and is not beautiful.

I don't think the mob can choose beauty.  I don't think they'd choose the Mona Lisa over Tony the Tiger.  Having someone choose objectively beautiful art to create, promote and inject into our community is the right way, and mobocracy is the wrong way.