Luxury Goods vs The Illusion of Art

I’m taking part in this 5 day festival taking place at The Courtyard Theatre in Hoxton from 26 April to 30 April.

http://luxurygoods.freevar.com/

“We invite you to be part of a 5 night long program of multi-disciplined arts in our festival discussing the illusion of art as a luxury good. From outsider art to conceptual art and so on, all creative practices have a value invested in them that often vastly exceeds the artwork’s actual material value. This luxury is what makes the process or end result something we might call an illusion But how far can we consider art as ‘illusion’? Is there illusion from artists and as people in the creative process of making work? Does it add value? Is it necessary in art-making? Is artistic expression an illusion?
We would like you to consider how your practice is affected by the illusion that the items you create are considered luxury goods.”