“活着还是死去”——以这句著名的台词来描述雕塑这门传统的“美术”学科在当代艺术中的处境,或许有些耸人听闻,但却是我们不得不面对的现实,而正进行的第49届威尼斯双年展则再次让我们感受到雕塑——这门源自于人类原初的古老的艺术形式,在当今不仅受到各种新媒体艺术的冲击,还存在着如何重新界定自身概念的困惑,以及当代艺术观念对其形式有效性的质疑。 在当今,以录相、装置、摄影为代表的新的艺术形式,正日益成为当代艺术的主流。当我们把目光投向世界各个重要的艺术大展及当代艺术博物馆时,会发现这样一个现实:传统意义上的“雕塑”已完全被挤压到了一个很小的角落,如同“古董”一般,仿佛只剩 “Alive or Died” - To quote the famous lines of this sculpture, the traditional “art” discipline in contemporary art, perhaps sensational, but we have to face the reality that is going on The 49th Venice Biennale once again makes us feel the sculptures, which originated from the ancient art form of mankind. Nowadays, not only are the impact of various new media art, but also how to redefine their own concepts Confusion, and the question of the validity of contemporary forms of art. Today, new forms of art represented by video, installation and photography are increasingly becoming the mainstream of contemporary art. When we look at all the major art exhibitions and museums of contemporary art in the world, we find the reality that the “sculpture” in the traditional sense has been completely squeezed into a very small corner, just as “antiques,” as if Only left