Artists should not be cancelled if their work is extraordinary, Cate Blanchett has argued - citing Picasso as an example of a problematic genius. The Oscar-winning actress plays a celebrated conductor in Tár, her latest film, which addresses cancel culture . Her character, Lydia Tár , is caught up in a #MeToo scandal and faces the end of her career after being accused of predatory sexual behaviour towards some of her former protégées. Asked in an interview if it was “right to cancel great artists because of their personal foibles”, Blanchett said: “You look at Picasso. You can only imagine what went on in, outside and around his studio. “But do you look at Guernica and say: ‘That is one of the greatest works of art ever?’ Yes. It’s a fact. I think it’s important to have a healthy critique.” Blanchett says Picasso's Guernica is 'one of the greatest works of art ever', whatever criticisms of the artist's behaviour CREDIT : Hemis/Alamy Pablo Picasso ’s rela...
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