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The creation of great work rarely coincides with being a primary care-giver. Women struggle to nurture both children and ambition. Strangely, it’s not a problem for male artists. Show more
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Roman Polanski assaulted a 13-year-old girl. He is also celebrated as having made some of cinema’s greatest films. Can these two aspects of his life and work be reconciled? Show more
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Perhaps the word 'monster' is too overblown. Maybe the word ‘stain’ is a more accurate way of describing how what we know about an artist taints the approach to their work. Show more
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It’s easy to look back 10, 20, 100 years and explain abhorrent views as a product of their era. But it is clear that Wagner knew the arguments against anti-Semitism. Show more
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Famous in the UK for his exhibit of bricks at the Tate Gallery, Carl Andre is also the notorious husband of Ana Mendieta, a successful artist, who fell or was pushed to her death. Show more
