陈履生撰文《变味、变质的美术批评》指出,美术批评曾被美术界和公众看得很重,也很有尊严。它在公众中的传播所表现出的天经地义的指向性,人们很少去质疑;而有限的质疑和商榷也是在“百家争鸣”的可能性中表现出社会政治的需 Chen Lusheng’s article “Smell and Metamorphosis of Art Criticism” points out that art criticism has been regarded by art circles and the public with great importance and dignity. Its impartiality in the communication of the public has rarely been questioned, and the limited questioning and negotiation have also shown the need of social politics in the possibility of “one hundred schools of thought”