The Relevance of Picasso

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Anna Gadsby: I can't destroy Picasso nor would I want to. He is part of the conversation. So you've got to work in the context that you have. We just can't let go of this idea that in order to be good at art, you have to be a terrible person.

Comedian Hannah Gadsby railed against Pablo Picasso in “Nanette.” So why are they curating an exhibition timed to the 50th anniversary of his death? Gadsby and author Claire Dederer explain what we should do with art from monstrous artists.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

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