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Beware of a conglomerate bearing art.” That’s the warning from those in the art world skeptical of Clear Channel’s arrival in the business of art exhibits. The company has two shows on tour and another launching this month. The exhibitions themselves are not particular points of controversy, so much as Clear Channel’s reputation for controlling the other industries it has large stakes in. Most art museums traditionally have a nonprofit approach to business (being nonprofits of course) so the distaste and fear of Clear Channel’s encroachment into their territory is understandable. However museums do need to stay solvent in a competitive environment where producing appealing attractions is something Clear Channel has shown capability for, though perhaps not fairness.