Lee Shively
Member
"And to be clear: people who have been complaining most vociferously about Greenberg on the web have been zealously exploiting this hoo-hah to draw web hits to their own sites, using the cheapest sorts of demagoguery, particularly in demonizing anyone with differing opinions, and lots of hand-wrung declarations about the "importance" of their own assertions."
Lots of name-calling there, lots of accusations directed at someone un-named(don't know, don't care). From my perspective, the demagoguery is in Greenberg's photographs. I certainly see no demagoguery in the honest criticism of her work. That's opinion. The critic's opinion is just as valid as the artist's.
I find it difficult to believe everything should be accepted just because the creator says it is art and you must accept their vision. If you go that route, anything goes. "Anything" in this particular instance includes the physical and/or psychological abuse of children. Does this acceptance of exploitation extend further? To the torture of animals, perhaps? To rape or murder in the commission of "art"? Of course not! Good judgement trumps blind acceptance...at least, it should.
Jill Greenberg makes a damn poor poster child for artistic freedom.
Lots of name-calling there, lots of accusations directed at someone un-named(don't know, don't care). From my perspective, the demagoguery is in Greenberg's photographs. I certainly see no demagoguery in the honest criticism of her work. That's opinion. The critic's opinion is just as valid as the artist's.
I find it difficult to believe everything should be accepted just because the creator says it is art and you must accept their vision. If you go that route, anything goes. "Anything" in this particular instance includes the physical and/or psychological abuse of children. Does this acceptance of exploitation extend further? To the torture of animals, perhaps? To rape or murder in the commission of "art"? Of course not! Good judgement trumps blind acceptance...at least, it should.
Jill Greenberg makes a damn poor poster child for artistic freedom.