On today’s episode, Sophie and I discuss the new book, Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma, by Claire Dederer, which poses the question: can we love art created by someone who is morally corrupt?  Deb recently read Monsters and found it to be an intriguing look at this provocative question and given Sophie’s career in the art world, she had lots to add to this conversation.  

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/separate-art-from-artist-cancel-culture-monsters-book/673497/

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/11/20/art-monstrous-men/

https://blog.oup.com/2020/10/is-it-rational-to-condemn-an-artwork-for-an-artists-personal-immorality/

In Deb’s book tote:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-virgin-suicides-twenty-fifth-anniversary-edition-jeffrey-eugenides/6986279?aid=4835&ean=9781250303547&listref=books-mentioned-on-my-generations-podcast

In Deb’s ear bud:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/still-watching-succession-by-vanity-fair/id1328561705

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