"The aim of every authentic artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace it with his own history."

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Source : Harold Rosenberg (1983). “Art on the Edge: Creators and Situations”, p.64, University of Chicago Press

Harold Rosenberg

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“The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned, when the common bond of human dignity is recognized as the essential bond for a peaceful world.”
“Silence, when nothing need be said, is the eloquence of discretion.”
“I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.”
“Cynicism is no more mature than naÃ¯vetÃ©. You're no more mature, just more burned.”
“Here is a paradox. It would seem that there cannot be surrealism and photography, but only photography or surrealism.”
“It's perfectly okay if you don't understand every single one of them. For one thing, I make a lot of corny jokes, and you have to be 40 years old to get some of them.”
“So why don't we make ourselves the last generation on earth? If we would all agree to have ourselves sterilized then no sacrifices would be required - we could party our way into extinction!”
“I grew up with nothing, so whenever I got to where I could have something I felt like I needed to have everything I couldn't have when I was young.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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