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It’s okay to like good art by bad people

24 mins | Apr 14, 2023
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Is it okay to enjoy art created by people whose actions we disagree with? With great painters, writers and directors coming under moral scrutiny, Judith Shulevitz argues that art should and does transcend the artist.

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