Art Quote by Harold Rosenberg

Only conservatives believe that subversion is still being carried on in the arts and that society is being shaken by it...

— Harold Rosenberg

Art is inherently subversive. It’s destabilizing. It undermines what you already know and what you already think. It is the opposite of propaganda.

— Deborah Eisenberg

I really believe that art has to play a role in changing the moral direction. Mean, selfish people are in charge of the government…

— Steve Almond

Art can be political, but when it becomes politicized, the purity is ruined.

— Dana Loesch

Art has been hijacked by nonartists. It's been taken over by bookkeeping. The whole thing is so corrupt. But I suppose that's okay. For…

— Elaine de Kooning

“The dominant theories of elite art and criticism in the 20th century grew out of a militant denial of human nature. One legacy is…

— Steven Pinker

“Those seeking political and economic change should consider embracing art. Part of our role as citizens is to look more closely at the media…

— Jonathan Taplin

Art is maybe a subversive activity. There is a certain rebellion when you are an artist at heart, even if only in the art…

— Philippe Petit

There is a claim coming from the West that says that all art must be outside any moral consideration. I can understand this as…

— Tariq Ramadan

I believe we have to put art back at the center of everyday life rather than allowing it to become a specialist activity at…

— Martin Firrell

There's a radical change in the relationship with the human being and society. Art now is an open conversation with the society. Previously there…

— Lawrence Weiner

What's called art now probably has some legitimate things happening in it, but I've become more and more distrustful of a lot of it…

— Art Spiegelman