F**K Gauguin
February 26, 2018
The time has finally arrived for the Babes to unleash on the most problematic of artists, Paul Gauguin. Please join us for some unabashed Gauguin bashing, as we highlight all the reasons he was literally the worst -- from his terrible treatment of Van Gogh, to his abandonment of his family, to his exploitation of young girls. Plus, we attempt to address the looming question of "What do we do with the art of bad people?".
Warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and exploitation.
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Sources:
Hargrove, June, “‘Girl with a Fan’: Paul Gauguin’s Heavenly Vairaumati: A Parable of Immortality”, The Art Bulletin, Vol. 88, No. 3, (2006): p 552-566.
Rodolphe Rapetti. “Gauguin, Paul.” Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press
Links:
“Gauguin’s erotic Tahiti idyll exposed as a sham” - The Guardian
Paul Gauguin: guilty as charged - The Guardian
“Is it wrong to admire Paul Gauguin’s art?” - The Telegraph
“Why Did Gauguin Make People So Angry?” - Hyperallergic
Recently Discovered Photographs May Be the Only Ones of Paul Gauguin in Tahiti - Hyperallergic
Paul Gauguin’s erotic life - Salon
Studio of the South - The Art Institute of Chicago
Van Gogh’s ear ‘was cut off by friend Gauguin with a sword’ - The Telegraph