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Leo Steinberg Quotes



Quotes by Leo Steinberg - (5 quotes)

Leo Steinberg - From the Art category:

All art is infested by other art. (Leo Steinberg)

Leo Steinberg - From the Critics category:

One way to cope with the provocations of novel art is to rest firm and maintain solid standards... set by the critic's long-practiced taste and by his conviction that only those innovations will be significant which promote the established direction of advanced art. (Leo Steinberg)

Leo Steinberg - From the Critics category:

The critic interested in a novel manifestation holds his criteria and taste in reserve. Since they were formed upon yesterday's art, he does not assume that they are ready-made for today. (Leo Steinberg)

Leo Steinberg - From the Mysteries category:

One of the things I find most mysterious in Picasso's work is what I would call the 'unlocation of place.' (Leo Steinberg)

Leo Steinberg - From the Shock category:

If a work of art or a new style disturbs you, then it is probably good work. If you hate it, it is probably great. (Leo Steinberg)