Harold Rosenberg Quote

Cease to regard the canvas as a surface on which to paint a picture, but instead as a surface on which to record an event

Harold Rosenberg

cease to regard the canvas as a surface on which to paint a picture, but instead as a surface on which to record an event

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About Harold Rosenberg

Harold Rosenberg (February 2, 1906 – July 11, 1978) was an American writer, educator, philosopher and art critic. He coined the term Action Painting in 1952 for what was later to be known as abstract expressionism. Rosenberg is best known for his art criticism. From 1962 until his death, he was the art critic of The New Yorker.