ELITES AGAINST WESTERN CIVILIZATION: The move to cancel Gauguin could kill off Western culture.

At a current Paul Gauguin exhibition at London’s National Gallery, visitors are warned that the famous French painter had sexual relationships with young girls, including two with whom he fathered children.

A wall text notes, “Gauguin undoubtedly exploited his position as a privileged Westerner [in French Polynesia] to make the most of the sexual freedoms available to him.”

An audio guide even raises the question, “Is it time to stop looking at Gauguin altogether?”

This is what art appreciation has come to: a PC prism through which a painting, a work of literature or even a popular song must be scrutinized for racism, sexism, gender bias or just plain hurt feelings.

New York museums haven’t banned anything yet. But look out: Metropolitan Museum of Art director Max Hollein told The New York Times that, “Art cannot solely be perceived in regard to its beauty and craftsmanship. You also have to evaluate it in light of its political messages.”

Talk about getting in just under the wire — last month, the Met ended its run of “Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll,” featuring the guitars and keyboards owned by Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and numerous other rockers. Wait until the Met’s curators discover what those guys did as privileged Westerners to make the most of the sexual freedoms available to them!

(Classical reference in headline.)