The Preface to the novel includes the line: "All art is quite useless". What does Oscar Wilde mean by this?

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The Preface to the novel includes the line: "All art is quite useless".  What does Oscar Wilde mean by this?

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Artists are useless members of society.

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Art has no practical, moral, or didactic purpose other than being beautiful.

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Art has no value in society.

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Art should not be created.

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