Monsters A Fan's Dilemma
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25.04.2023
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing GroupSeitenzahl
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A timely, passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of cancel culture, and of the link between genius and monstrosity. Can we love the work of controversial classic and contemporary artists but dislike the artist?
"A lively, personal exploration of how one might think about the art of those who do bad things" -Vanity Fair • "[Dederer] breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new." -Ada Calhoun, author of Also a Poet
From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, Monsters is "part memoir, part treatise, and all treat" (The New York Times). This unflinching, deeply personal book expands on Claire Dederer's instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?"
Can we love the work of artists such as Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, Miles Davis, Polanski, or Picasso? Should we? Dederer explores the audience's relationship with artists from Michael Jackson to Virginia Woolf, asking: How do we balance our undeniable sense of moral outrage with our equally undeniable love of the work? Is male monstrosity the same as female monstrosity? And if an artist is also a mother, does one identity inexorably, and fatally, interrupt the other? In a more troubling vein, she wonders if an artist needs to be a monster in order to create something great. Does genius deserve special dispensation? Does art have a mandate to depict the darker elements of the psyche? And what happens if the artist stares too long into the abyss?
Highly topical, morally wise, honest to the core, Monsters is certain to incite a conversation about whether and how we can separate artists from their art.
"Monsters leaves us with Dederer's passionate commitment to the artists whose work most matters to her, and a framework to address these questions about the artists who matter most to us." -The Washington Post
A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Vulture, Elle, Esquire, Kirkus
"A lively, personal exploration of how one might think about the art of those who do bad things" -Vanity Fair • "[Dederer] breaks new ground, making a complex cultural conversation feel brand new." -Ada Calhoun, author of Also a Poet
From the author of the New York Times best seller Poser and the acclaimed memoir Love and Trouble, Monsters is "part memoir, part treatise, and all treat" (The New York Times). This unflinching, deeply personal book expands on Claire Dederer's instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?"
Can we love the work of artists such as Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, Miles Davis, Polanski, or Picasso? Should we? Dederer explores the audience's relationship with artists from Michael Jackson to Virginia Woolf, asking: How do we balance our undeniable sense of moral outrage with our equally undeniable love of the work? Is male monstrosity the same as female monstrosity? And if an artist is also a mother, does one identity inexorably, and fatally, interrupt the other? In a more troubling vein, she wonders if an artist needs to be a monster in order to create something great. Does genius deserve special dispensation? Does art have a mandate to depict the darker elements of the psyche? And what happens if the artist stares too long into the abyss?
Highly topical, morally wise, honest to the core, Monsters is certain to incite a conversation about whether and how we can separate artists from their art.
"Monsters leaves us with Dederer's passionate commitment to the artists whose work most matters to her, and a framework to address these questions about the artists who matter most to us." -The Washington Post
A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Vulture, Elle, Esquire, Kirkus
Kundinnen und Kunden meinen
WOW! This is the conversation I wanted to have!
Bewertung am 20.01.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2391137
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)
Reading Claire Dederer feels less like reading and more like listening to someone think. Monsters is a sharp and thought-provoking exploration of the fraught relationship between artistic genius and moral failings. Dederer dives into the complexities of grappling with the legacy of creators like Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, and others whose personal lives provoke outrage while their art remains influential. With wit, vulnerability, and intellectual rigor, she questions whether we can or should separate the art from the artist, unpacking the emotional and ethical dilemmas that arise when their transgressions come to light. The book balances personal anecdotes with cultural critique, making it an engaging and necessary read for anyone who has ever felt conflicted about enjoying art tainted by its creator's actions.
Could have done without the excerpt on her own „monstrosity", but this is the only fault I can find with this incredible piece of writing.
Audiobook review
Bewertung am 21.12.2024
Bewertungsnummer: 2369082
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)
I listened to the audiobook original, read by Claire Dederer herself. It's a fantastic piece of reflection, research and analysis which was really fun to follow. Obviously, the book touches on horrible things committed by a number of artists, but if you really want to dive into someone's analysis of what to do with the art of people who did bad things, this book is an absolute recommendation. Even though this is non-fiction, it's very well written and not at all dry.
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Insightful and personal
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"What do we do with great art by bad people?"
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