Just want to point out Banksy and his best selling Wall and Piece. Shows the depths of the "subversive" art scene here in the UK.
From what I can tell the creative industries here in the UK are not as few and far between nor as obsequious as it might seem. I think it's harder to access and with less momentum, but then that's in comparison to a trundling behemoth shouting "Follow me!!!" at the top of it's voice....