在消费主义、流行文化飞速发展的今天,思考当代水墨市场与画家的生存状态,显得颇具意味。而由这一思考发酵出的对于当代水墨生态的审视,很容易让人联想到这个时代的某些特定元素,诸如符号与表征、媒介与受众、资本与消费之间的关系。应当看到,当代水墨市场活跃之余也暴露出种种问题。无论是缺乏透明度的市场运作,还是以学术名义进行的分类、批评与权衡,都显示出市场运营中的短板。众所周知,在资本运行的当代,规范与活力应该是并行不悖且相互依赖的。资本介入到 In the rapid development of consumerism and pop culture, it is quite meaningful to think about the living conditions of contemporary ink painting market and painters. However, the contemplation of contemporary ink-and-wash ecology that is derived from this thinking is reminiscent of certain elements of this era, such as the relationship between symbols and representations, media and audiences, and capital and consumption. It should be noted that the contemporary ink market is also active and exposed various problems. Whether it is the lack of transparency in the operation of the market, or in the academic name of the classification, criticism and trade-offs, have shown that the market operation of the short board. As we all know, in the contemporary era of capital operation, norms and vitality should be consistent and interdependent. Capital involved