Erich Hatala Matthes

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wellesley College

Erich Hatala Matthes is is associate professor of philosophy at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. His research focuses on the ethics, politics, and aesthetics of cultural heritage, art, and the environment. He is the author of Drawing the Line: What to Do with the Work of Immoral Artists from Museums to the Movies (Oxford University Press, 2022).

Written by Erich Hatala Matthes

Scene from a film with a pale man in black leather and a woman in glasses standing by a blue door in a home setting.

Love the art, disgusted by the artist? Maybe philosophy can help

Rather than trying to leave behind beloved art by immoral artists, let philosophy offer you a model for engaging with it

by Erich Hatala Matthes