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> Ever since I learned this, I have lost all emotional appreciation for his works. While before they seemed free, now they seem cheap.

I don't understand this. Because he got paid for it, the work is cheap? Do you think he would've made different works if the CIA hadn't funded his art shows? I struggle to imagine what a Pollock "about" racism would look like, and how the CIA would notice that it's about racism.

I mean you do you, I don't mean to tell you you can't dislike someone's art. I just really don't get it :D




It reeks of the same stench as cancel culture. Once some people have seen a connection to something they dont like, they just cant bring themselves to enjoy that thing anymore. I guess those sorts of people like to fixate on what they hate.


> I struggle to imagine what a Pollock "about" racism would look like

That Pollock's style cannot address racism is, possibly, why it was promoted over more politically salient schools.




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