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Clement Greenberg

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in Bronx, New York City, The United States

January 16, 1909

Died

May 14, 1994

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American essayist, known mainly as an influential visual art critic closely associated with American Modern art of the mid-20th century.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 1,140 ratings · 87 reviews · 53 distinct works • Similar authors

	Art and Culture: Critical Essays 3.87 avg rating — 581 ratings — published 1961 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avant-Garde and Kitsch 3.60 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1939	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 1: Perceptions and Judgments, 1939-1944 by Clement Greenberg, John O'Brian (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 4: Modernism with a Vengeance, 1957-1969 by Clement Greenberg, John O'Brian (Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 2: Arrogant Purpose, 1945-1949 by Clement Greenberg, John O'Brian (Editor) 4.10 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1988 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homemade Esthetics: Observations on Art and Taste by Clement Greenberg, Charles Harrison (Introduction) 3.67 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 3: Affirmations and Refusals, 1950-1956 by Clement Greenberg, John O'Brian (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Late Writings by Clement Greenberg, Robert C. Morgan (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modernist Painting 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La pintura moderna y otros ensayos 3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Clement Greenberg

Clement Greenberg: Collected Essays and Criticism (4 books)
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Clement Greenberg,

John O'Brian (Editor)

4.05 avg rating — 175 ratings

Portátil (1 book)
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Clement Greenberg,

Charles Harrison (Introduction)

3.67 avg rating — 42 ratings

Quotes by Clement Greenberg (?)

“All profoundly original art looks ugly at first.”
― Clement Greenberg

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“Art is a matter strictly of experience, not of principles, and what counts first and last in art is quality; all other things are secondary.”
― Clement Greenberg, Late Writings

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“Kitsch is vicarious experience and faked sensations.”
― Clement Greenberg

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