Picasso, as we understand him today, didn’t treat women particularly well. Once you learn it, it can change the story of how you view his work. How does one resolve this inconsistency?
When you study art, the process, and the artist behind it, you will find artists are just like anyone else. Full of curiosity and wonder, and at the same time full of mistakes and skeletons. And it is always dangerous to elevate your heroes. (There is a reason why they say you should never meet them.)
The thing is, when we elevate art into mythology, we tend also to inject our morals. Art can stand as art. Not a statement of morality, either. And I think that is an important distinction.
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