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The most difficult option for the child of the great artist is to become a Nestbeschmutzer and innovate past the work of their father or in reaction against it, inevitably ensuring that they will suffer the fate of usurping their beloved parent, which will likely haunt them until they are orphaned, or estrange them from their parent forever. I fail to recall any artists who have done this, because... (Cont'd)
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I fail to see why the haters hate this so much (perhaps it all personal NYC grievance-grinding? Live far too far away to know or much care...)
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Then there is the example of Martin Amis, who, at least I think, easily surpassed his father, but his father coped with this by never reading any of Martin's books.
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