Jennifer BirkettArt makes murder into the supreme image of Beauty and in doing so sets free the vengeful God. (referring to Jean Lorrain's LE VICE ERRANT)
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D.H. Lawrence, in his book "The Beautiful and the Damned," wrote about how art can be used to express negative feelings, even evil ones. After all, the artist is often seeking to create beauty through his or her work. But last week, this quote was used in court after the judge ruled that the words of artist Jean Lorrain were not protected by free speech because they were "degrading" to women. The judge said that Lorrain's art glorified violence against women, and that he did not deserve to have his free speech rights protected.
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