当我到位于北京东北部的张方白的新工作室拜访他时,这里的变化让我震惊:以前这个地方是个白酒厂,而现在却颇有文人花园的韵味。当然,为了不被老酒厂建筑所遗留的一些斑斑点点的“悲哀”分心,或者是为了不去留意窗外随风起舞的、脏破的方便袋或邻居家慢慢驶过的梅赛德斯——奔驰轿车,我们可能需要睁一只眼、闭一只眼,或者有时需双眼同闭。但是,在另一方面,大池塘和花园都一览无余的展现在我们的视野之中,还有花园内雅致的树丛和鹅卵石铺就的小路。 It was a shock to me when I visited him at Zhang Fangbai’s new studio in the northeastern part of Beijing: the place was a liquor brewery before, but now it has the charm of a literati garden. Of course, in order not to be distracted by some of the speckled “sadness” left by the old winery’s buildings, or not to notice the windy, dirty, handy sachets or the craze Mercedes-Benz cars, we may need to open one eye, close one eye, or sometimes both eyes closed. However, on the other hand, large ponds and gardens have unobstructed views of our fields, as well as elegant groves and cobbled paths in the gardens.