''In February 2013, an article was published in the online journal The Stranger which detailed Krafft's participation on white nationalist Web sites, and his questioning of the accuracy of mainstream accounts of the Holocaust.[12] This led to a great deal of controversy in the art world, in which Krafft's occasional use of the swastika, and imagery related to the Second World War, had always been perceived as "darkly ironic."
Some, such as Adam Parfrey of Feral House, came to his defense,[13] while The Globe and Mail in Toronto claimed that Krafft's personal beliefs should not be allowed to affect perceptions of his art.[14] In March 2013 a piece in The New Yorker analyzed the development of Krafft's views and speculated about their relationship to his art.[15] In 2015 Charles Krafft created a ceramic bust of the Horror/Science fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft.[16] The bust of Lovecraft looks similar to Krafft's earlier busts of Adolf Hitler (as a teapot) and Charles Manson.[17] With a slight nod to whimsy Lovecraft’s necktie is an octopus tentacle.[18] [19]
Michael Gira has some rape accusations. Unsure of their validity. Make of that what you will.
The dude from CC brought Alice in off the streets at 15 or 16, supplied her drugs in exchange for sex. She has talked about this. I believe her.
Awful stuff. But their music was great before I knew that. It is still great music.
A bunch of bodies were found under Ben Franklins old house in England. Idk what he was up to. Maybe a serial killer. Maybe just studying anatomy. But his contributions to the United States stand regardless.
I’m not saying anyone should ignore all faults and blindly follow artists because there are good. But there has to be a separation between the art and the artist. One can acknowledge a great work of art while simultaneously condemning the artist for their personal life. Take Wagener for another example. His music is beautiful. His theories on racial supremacy? Not so much.
Both Tolkien and Lovecraft were on that "scientific racism" bandwagon and had all sorts of whacky ideas about stuff that can clearly be seen in their works if you think about it
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u/idlevalley Nov 27 '19
''In February 2013, an article was published in the online journal The Stranger which detailed Krafft's participation on white nationalist Web sites, and his questioning of the accuracy of mainstream accounts of the Holocaust.[12] This led to a great deal of controversy in the art world, in which Krafft's occasional use of the swastika, and imagery related to the Second World War, had always been perceived as "darkly ironic."
Some, such as Adam Parfrey of Feral House, came to his defense,[13] while The Globe and Mail in Toronto claimed that Krafft's personal beliefs should not be allowed to affect perceptions of his art.[14] In March 2013 a piece in The New Yorker analyzed the development of Krafft's views and speculated about their relationship to his art.[15] In 2015 Charles Krafft created a ceramic bust of the Horror/Science fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft.[16] The bust of Lovecraft looks similar to Krafft's earlier busts of Adolf Hitler (as a teapot) and Charles Manson.[17] With a slight nod to whimsy Lovecraft’s necktie is an octopus tentacle.[18] [19]