艺术是艺术之外。政治、经济、文化从来都是一个紧密结合、互相作用的整体,只有放到政治经济的结构中去考量,才能看清文化的实质。以1979年的“星星美展”为明显标志,中国当代艺术从出现的那一刻起,就和跌宕起伏的中国社会发展进程紧密关联着。和经历形式主义蓬勃发展后向生活彻底开放的西方现当代艺术发展史不同,中国当代艺术不可能从现代主义开始,以线性的方式有序推进。因为,“文化大革命”后的中国社会一旦面朝发达国家打开国门,本该依次吸收的当代文明成果同时涌现在面前 Art is beyond art. Politics, economy and culture have always been a closely integrated and interacting whole. Only when we consider it in the structure of political economy can we see the essence of the culture. With the 1979 “Star Art Exhibition” as a clear indication, from the moment of its appearance, Chinese contemporary art has been closely linked with the ups and downs of the development of Chinese society. Unlike the history of western modern and contemporary art, which experienced a thoroughgoing opening to the world after its flourishing formalism, it is impossible for Chinese contemporary art to proceed in an orderly manner, starting from modernism and in a linear manner. Because, after the “Cultural Revolution”, once Chinese society opens its door to the developed countries, the contemporary achievements of civilization, which should have been absorbed in turn, come to the fore at the same time