上海画家村从2001年5月份正式开始运营。准确地说,上海的这个“画家村”应该叫“画家楼”,用“村”字命名,大概是为了宣传上的方便。“楼”与“村”的差别不只是在形式上,其间人与人的交往形式更为关键。在一个平面的村子里,人们的居住很分散,关系好的人可以天天见,不好的也许一年也见不到一次。而居住在同一幢大楼里,用同一部电梯,人与人之间的关系更为亲近,诸如串门、扎堆、聚餐之类的活动会更频繁。 Shanghai painter village officially started operation in May 2001. To be exact, this “artist village” in Shanghai should be called “painter’s house” and named after the word “village”, presumably for the convenience of publicity. The difference between “building” and “village” is not only in form, but also in the form of interpersonal relationships. In a flat village, people live in very scattered areas. People who have good relations can see every day. Bad people may not see it once a year. Living in the same building, using the same elevator, the relationship between people is closer and activities such as bridging, getting together, having dinner are more frequent.