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In reply to the discussion: Hi. Can you give me some advice? [View all]Mike 03
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It's not exactly the same, but the controversy is about how you handle a historically-highly-regarded artist about whom shocking revelations become known, and how you adjust or deal with the legacy going forward. I don't know if this is helpful, but it might give you some ideas.
Why Is the Art World Divided over Gauguins Legacy?
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-art-divided-gauguins-legacy
Is It Time Gauguin Got Canceled?
Museums are reassessing the legacy of an artist who had sex with teenage girls and called the Polynesian people he painted savages.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/arts/design/gauguin-national-gallery-london.html
More than a century after his death, has the time finally come to cancel Gauguin?
From entering sexual relationships with young girls, to using his status as a westerner to exploit, Paul Gauguin is a controversial figure. So why do we keep making excuses, Farah Nayeri asks
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/paul-gauguin-national-gallery-me-too-art-harassment-assault-a9216801.html
Formal Analysis Cannot Occlude the Real Issues: How Curators Are Addressing Gauguins Dark Side in a New Show at the National Gallery in London
Art museums are grappling with how to display great works by artists who abused their models.
https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/gauguin-metoo-national-gallery-1672810
Sorry this reply is so late, but I just noticed your post.
Good luck with your book!