American Art Collectors are Buying Cuban Art Despite Cuban Embargo.

Did you know that the only thing an American can purchase from Cuba without violating the Cuban Embargo is Art? That information is posted on this website with information on how to visit Cuba by boat, legally. This can be found under the section titled:
RE-ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES
www.bootkeyharbor.com/cuba
There is an active link in the side bar called "Boot Key Harbor/Cuba".

Here is a quote from an article on the Wall Street Journal website explaining that art collectors are buying up Cuban art for resale because of that exception:

"The collectors are taking advantage of a little-known exception to the U.S. trade embargo with Cuba: It is legal for Americans to buy Cuban art. Unlike cigars or rum, which are considered commercial products, the U.S. government classifies Cuban artworks as cultural assets, and Americans can bring them into the U.S."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120613745916555929.html
There is an active link in the side bar called "Wall Street Journal/Cuban Art Importation".

How does this pertain to an artist's right to display and sell art in public? It is a crime for an American to buy anything from Cuba, because of the Cuban Embargo. However, the U.S. government sees a need for an exemption for art. If our government recognizes that art purchased from Cuba is a cultural asset, then shouldn't American art be valued the same? The fact that the art is being purchased and sold does not diminish its value as a cultural asset.

What is a cultural asset? A contribution?