While centered on Abstract Expressionism, the book spans a wide range of cultural topics: Beyond Visual Art

: Analyzes the psychology of the intellectual and the pressures of mass society. Harold Rosenberg. The Tradition of the New - V A C

The central pillar of the collection is the concept of "Action Painting." Rosenberg’s prose is electric, almost frantic, mirroring the very energy he describes in the painters. He famously writes: