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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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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
I rarely know an artist well enough to judge the person from the art.

I really don't recognize celebrities either. I dislike the unneeded attention they get. It's all overrated to me.

Award shows to me are the worst offenders. You won't catch me watching any award shows.

So when it comes to the actual art, I have no personal bias either way. I either like it or I don't like it.