John Laws Aisle Seat Column: We in the newspaper biz rightfully cling to free speech as our lifeblood, but our artists – our writers, painters, directors, etc. – bear an even bigger burden: They create what others condemn. They reflect what others cloud. Art is not a mirror held up to reality, said Bertolt Brecht, but a hammer with which to shape it. I imagine the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo fell back on that quote every day as they knowingly created content which placed their lives in danger.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:24:20 +0000
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