It is hard to imagine admiring art that espouses child abuse, racial hatred, or torture. But just as we should not condemn a work of art because of the artist’s private behavior, we should also be careful about applying norms of social respectability to artistic expression.
On Conservatism
Moralism and the Arts
By Ian Buruma ● Project Syndicate ● 02/06/2018
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