So Cellini and Caravaggio, murderers who usually

Posted by tinear (A) on December 19, 2007 at 13:59:24

In Reply to: RE: Well, Patrick, how many books sell about nice guys? posted by patrickU on December 19, 2007 at 07:44:14:

aren't considered "nice guys," you hate their work?
Myself, I consider art as being a separate category from personality.
If a horrendous person makes great art, is it a form of fortune's egalitarianism, no?
Hemingway was an anti-Semite, do I now begin to hate the works I loved before? What if I know nothing about an artist, should I not touch their works until I know more?
Now, if the person is still living, it's a bit more difficult.
I've recently read of a former comic in France, a man of color, who now is one of the leading anti-Semites in France. I'd probably not find anything he does of interest or humor...
BTW, I find Mein Kampf and some Karl Marx & Co. writings interesting, though of course their authors directly or indirectly led to tens of millions of deaths.

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Topic - Fassbinder's magnum opus, "Berlin Alexanderplatz:" - tinear 08:49:15 12/18/07 (13)

RE: Fassbinder's magnum opus, "Berlin Alexanderplatz:" - patrickU 04:00:55 12/19/07 (9)

Well, Patrick, how many books sell about nice guys? - tinear 04:51:31 12/19/07 (8)

RE: Well, Patrick, how many books sell about nice guys? - patrickU 07:44:14 12/19/07 (7)

"From a rooten tree never saw good apples..." While from rotten grapes they make Sauternes... (nt) - orejones 08:50:04 12/20/07 (1)

RE: And Eiswein.... - patrickU 09:20:55 12/20/07 (0)

So Cellini and Caravaggio, murderers who usually - tinear 13:59:24 12/19/07 (1)

RE: So Cellini and Caravaggio, murderers who usually - patrickU 03:48:17 12/20/07 (0)

Caravaggio: damn good apples. Chris Marlowe: same thing. Cellini, as well. So much for your theory. nt - tinear 10:21:18 12/19/07 (2)

RE: Et merde TIN! - patrickU 10:49:32 12/19/07 (0)

RE: You cited people before the Evolution.... - patrickU 10:45:26 12/19/07 (0)

Better than the Soprano's? * - mr grits 12:32:30 12/18/07 (0)

Recently got the whole set for my birthday from my wife... - EBerlin 10:05:34 12/18/07 (1)

Agreement, whole heartedly. If you are a Fassbinder aficionado, - tinear 12:44:54 12/18/07 (0)

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So Cellini and Caravaggio, murderers who usually - tinear 13:59:24 12/19/07 (1)

RE: So Cellini and Caravaggio, murderers who usually - patrickU 03:48:17 12/20/07 (0)

So Cellini and Caravaggio, murderers who usually

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