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I like art I can understand.

Painting- I understand some of the "rules" for composition, and I can appreciate some of it. Or a pretty scene of some kind.

Dance- I understand the technical end of it. I danced on pointe when I was tiny, and I know how difficult some of those moves are, and can appreciate when well done. The stories of ballet are often lost on me; I don't always "get" it. Modern dance, don't get it at all.

Music- lyrics have always been a serious focus for me. I need to know what you're saying, and it had better be worth my time. Lately I have found myself able to focus on a drum line, or a guitar line, and appreciate that for itself. Oddly enough I have rarely found myself moved by poetry; I guess the music is more important than I thought.

I liked the experiential nature of the MOCA exhibit- they tell you the white room is disorienting, so you go stand in it. Huh, it does kind of trip. I get it. It's not just looking at something, but you go stand in it and it messes with your head. I like that.

Never cared if what I liked was "highbrow" or not- I like what I like. I think some people get pretty hung up on "needing" to like a particular piece or style of art, in order to impress other people. I've never had that gene.