I fully agree! I first picked up a different take on Charity from a small book called The New Sins by David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame, if you’re old like me)… He basically said charity so often comes with certain unspoken strings attached that it could nearly be used as a means of controlling or pacifying someone by doing something charitable for them. It can also be a cheap way of whitewashing one’s reputation. There are a lot of reasons why charity isn’t always the good it can be presented as.
I enjoyed it. It stuck with me enough, i suppose! I’ve always loved his art, and found that to fit nicely into the mosaic of his works. It’s funny, it’s actually written in Spanish as well–you just flip the book over and start reading from the other side!
I fully agree! I first picked up a different take on Charity from a small book called The New Sins by David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame, if you’re old like me)… He basically said charity so often comes with certain unspoken strings attached that it could nearly be used as a means of controlling or pacifying someone by doing something charitable for them. It can also be a cheap way of whitewashing one’s reputation. There are a lot of reasons why charity isn’t always the good it can be presented as.
I had no idea he’d written a book - is it good?
I enjoyed it. It stuck with me enough, i suppose! I’ve always loved his art, and found that to fit nicely into the mosaic of his works. It’s funny, it’s actually written in Spanish as well–you just flip the book over and start reading from the other side!