<< True, his work is extremely controversial and that is all the more reason
to defend his right to publish it or show it.
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This is what is disturbing: because he is controversial, he receives more
publicity: his books are displayed on the front shelves of book stores and can
bee seen on every street vendor stands, while wonderful books from less
controversial artists are hard to find! Is this commercial success
acknowledging artistic performance or rather something else?
To answer the earlier question about women being disturbed by Sturges work: I
feel that the way he looks at children does not have the innocence he claims
(or does he?)! This is the reaction of a mother rather than simply a "woman"
and coming more from "instinct" than raison . It makes me feel very
uncomfortable and awake a maternel sense of "protection".
Now this does not mean that I think that his work should be removed from the
shelves nor would I say that he deserves all this extra publicity!
Nadia Valla.