Art and politics have always been closely intertwined. Artists are inspired by political events and interpret them individually, creating counter-worlds, visualizing utopias, idealizing, and criticizing. At the same time, art has always served politics. For thousands of years, those in political power have portrayed themselves as patrons, saviors, or rulers, supporting artists as patrons to vividly secure their fame through artworks for future generations. Later, national monuments, state art, and architecture are meant to testify to the value and sometimes the superiority of certain systems, ideologies, or societies. Despite this close connection, "art" itself has never been a subject of investigation or an analytical criterion in political science.