On Artists
By (Author) Ashleigh Wilson
Hachette Australia
Hachette Australia
1st March 2020
Australia
General
Non Fiction
701.03
Paperback
104
Width 151mm, Height 111mm, Spine 14mm
70g
If we denounce the artist, then what becomes of the work that remains
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 allAshleigh 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. He is also the author of Brett Whiteley: Art, Life and the Other Thing (2016).