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> [...it is in the nature of original contemporary art to present itself as a bad risk. And we the public...should be proud of being in this predicament, because nothing else would seem to us quite true to life; and art,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-steinberg/it-is-in-the-nature-of-original-contemporary-art-to-present-itself-as/)

[Leo Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-steinberg/)

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## More by Leo Steinberg

> [Whatever else art is good for, its chief effectiveness lies in propagating more art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-steinberg/whatever-else-art-is-good-for-its-chief-effectiveness-lies-in/)

[Leo Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-steinberg/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-steinberg/the-critic-interested-in-a-novel-manifestation-holds-his-criteria-and/)

[Leo Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-steinberg/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-steinberg/one-way-to-cope-with-the-provocations-of-novel-art-is-to-rest-firm/)

[Leo Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-steinberg/)

> [...it is in the nature of original contemporary art to present itself as a bad risk. And we the public...should be proud of being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-steinberg/it-is-in-the-nature-of-original-contemporary-art-to-present-itself-as/)

[Leo Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-steinberg/)

> [One of the things I find most mysterious in Picasso's work is what I would call the 'unlocation of place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-steinberg/one-of-the-things-i-find-most-mysterious-in-picasso-s-work-is-what-i/)

[Leo Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-steinberg/)

> [If a work of art or a new style disturbs you, then it is probably good work. If you hate it, it is probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-steinberg/if-a-work-of-art-or-a-new-style-disturbs-you-then-it-is-probably-good/)

[Leo Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-steinberg/)

> [All art is infested by other art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-steinberg/all-art-is-infested-by-other-art/)

[Leo Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-steinberg/)

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