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> Understanding art and music is not about understanding the person who made
> it. 

really ? why not ? why not just be a journalist, then, instead of a musician or artist ?

An artwork often has a political import which the creator was not
> conscious of. There is no mystery about that.
> 
sure...but who decides, then, if it isn't the author ? that's the part that makes me nervous. ...and what if they get it completely ass-backwards, which, in my experience, is often the case...?

it's a good point...perhaps someone like leni riefenstahl is a good example of what you're getting at ?

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