Separating the art from the artist

Published: April 15, 2019, 1 p.m.

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Why can\\u2019t we judge art at face value? How does the identity, behaviour and cultural context of the artist play a part in how we approach their artwork? Edwina Pitman explores why we can\\u2019t seem to separate the art from the artist.

Guests:\\nJohn Myatt, artist\\nPaul Bloom, Professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University\\nMichelle Hartney, artist\\nLionel Shriver, novelist\\nAnanya Mishra, PhD researcher in English, University of Cambridge\\nSvetlana Mintcheva, Director of Programs, National Coalition Against Censorship, New York\\nBob Sturm, Associate Professor in Speech, Music and Hearing at Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

Presented and Produced by Edwina Pitman\\nEditor: Richard Knight

(Photo: Woman looking at the Pablo Picasso painting The Dream. Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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