It is not logical for art to be logical. Art goes against the grain of the times as readily as it goes with it and at the very same moment. Instead of seeking the nearest exit, art responds to a new situation by uncovering a labyrinth of problems.
A painting that is an act is inseparable from the biography of the artist. - Harold Rosenberg
A painting that is an act is inseparable from the biography of the artist.
- Harold Rosenberg
Today, each artist must undertake to invent himself, a lifelong act of creation that constitutes the essential content of the artist's work. - Harold Rosenberg
Today, each artist must undertake to invent himself, a lifelong act of creation that constitutes the essential content of the artist's work.
The story of Americans is the story of arrested metamorphoses. Those who achieve success come to a halt and accept themselves as they are. Those who … - Harold Rosenberg
The story of Americans is the story of arrested metamorphoses. Those who achieve success come to a halt and accept themselves as they are. Those who …
The purpose of education is to keep a culture from being drowned in senseless repetitions, each of which claims to offer a new insight. - Harold Rosenberg
The purpose of education is to keep a culture from being drowned in senseless repetitions, each of which claims to offer a new insight.
The big moment came when it was decided to paint...Just To Paint. The gesture on the canvas was a gesture of liberation, from Value- political, aesth… - Harold Rosenberg
The big moment came when it was decided to paint...Just To Paint. The gesture on the canvas was a gesture of liberation, from Value- political, aesth…
The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revel… - Harold Rosenberg
The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revel…
An artist is a person who has invented an artist. - Harold Rosenberg
An artist is a person who has invented an artist.
Both art and the artist lack identity and define themselves only through their encounter with each other. - Harold Rosenberg
Both art and the artist lack identity and define themselves only through their encounter with each other.
Only conservatives believe that subversion is still being carried on in the arts and that society is being shaken by it. Advanced art today is no lon… - Harold Rosenberg
Only conservatives believe that subversion is still being carried on in the arts and that society is being shaken by it. Advanced art today is no lon…
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