The struggle to make an absolute statement in an individually conceived vocabulary accounts for the profound tensions inherent in the best modern work. (Harold Rosenberg)

The struggle to make an absolute statement in an individually conceived vocabulary accounts for the profound tensions inherent in the best modern work.

Harold Rosenberg

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