
On Artists
Ashleigh Wilson(Author)
Melbourne University Press
Published on 7. May 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-522-87525-6 (ISBN)
Description
The #MeToo movement is overturning a cliche that has forgiven bad behaviour for years: to be creative is to be prone to eccentricity, madness, addiction and excess. No longer can artists be excused from the standards of conduct that apply to us all. But if we denounce the artist, then what becomes of the work that remains?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Carlton
Australia
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
70 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-522-87525-6 (9780522875256)
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Person
Ashleigh Wilson is the arts editor of The Australian. He won a Walkley Award for his series on unethical behaviour in the Aboriginal art industry, which led to a Senate inquiry. Brett Whiteley: Art, Life and the Other Thing (2017) was published by Text Publishing.