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Can you separate art from the artist ?

That is to say, can you appreciate art for its own sake, even if its artist is revealed to be despicable personally, for example, someone who was an excellent musician, actor ot producer but committed sexual assault, cheated on partners, was openly anti-Semitic or racist ?

If some ills are more acceptable to you than others, where do you draw the line ?
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bookerdana · M
You ask good questions,BB......I remember a show at the Met showcasing the art of Caravaggio ,oblivious to his life .So time is a great deodorant,to an extent.But what about all the music artists of our time?I TRY to distinguish between art/artist but I can't always ....the line is not clear