Art and Globalization/Spirituality

As long as culture changes and becomes more complex so will the belief system in which the society operates. With globalization and the speed at which the world operates it does not seem surprising to me that the art community is jumping and clamoring to keep up. Especially as there is often a lag between what is being made and the voices that give the creation meaning.
I personally find it difficult to separate spirituality and art. Both of these issues occupy a hostile place; they balance on the blades edge together. Artist makes what they believe and feel. The same is true with spirituality; they can both discuss what other realms fail to be able to communicate.
Art, literature, and music, come from the common struggle and desire to express the frustration of being human. This is a thought that I came up while reading the book.
Globalism has in fact started long before the watershed of 2002. If one looks at the Age of exploration a mere 500 years ago there were more than 12,000 languages spoken. Now, there are less than 5,000. The sheer loss of culture is a direct result of globalization. Think of all the artistic viewpoints that will never be appreciated, look at the cultural diversity that we will never celebrate. Is globalism such a good thing?
How can we allow for the benefits that come with Globalization like cultural appreciation, the burgeoning of ideas, and the value of new thought processes without eliminating less invasive, less dominating cultures?