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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softspokenman · M

I thought this might be interesting to add.
The Museum Of Bad Art. MOBA is the World's only museum dedicated to the collection, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms. 1250 Massachusetts Ave. Boston MA

bijouxbroussard · F

@softspokenman Bad art doesn’t necessarily mean a bad artist. But that’s an interesting concept.