UK’s Channel 4 have bought pieces of art created by Adolf Hitler, light entertainer and convicted paedophile, Rolf Harris, sexual abuser Eric Gill and Pablo Picasso (what did he do?). The brilliant, astute and close-to-the-knuckle comedian, Jimmy Carr, will host a debate with a studio audience who will decide if the piece of art and the artist can be separate, or if they should be destroyed. Then they will either spare, shredded or flame-torch it.
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The celebrated Baroque artist Caravaggio was notorious for his drinking, gambling, sword-carrying and brawling and eventually murder and yet his paintings hang in galleries throughout the world, praised by all who witness them. Does this set the precedent?
What do you think of the show’s concept and the idea? Can a piece of art be separated from the insane, disgusting, degenerate artist who created it or is it a direct expression of their evil character and thus shouldn't be allowed to exist?
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A UK TV station bought a painting by Hitler. A studio audience will vote on whether to destroy it
British broadcaster Channel 4 has received stinging criticism over plans for a new show that will allow a studio audience to decide whether to destroy a painting by Adolf Hitler.
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The celebrated Baroque artist Caravaggio was notorious for his drinking, gambling, sword-carrying and brawling and eventually murder and yet his paintings hang in galleries throughout the world, praised by all who witness them. Does this set the precedent?
What do you think of the show’s concept and the idea? Can a piece of art be separated from the insane, disgusting, degenerate artist who created it or is it a direct expression of their evil character and thus shouldn't be allowed to exist?