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. However the historical pattern is drawn, it will not fit the developing sensibility of the individual.


pp. 64-65, "Olitski, Kelly, Hamilton: Dogma and Talent" - Art on the Edge, (1975)

Harold Rosenberg Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...