九十年代的前期,由于中国前卫艺术的市场化尚未开始,处于盲流状态的艺术家很难通过出售作品来获取收入,很多人就会经常面临生存的压力。另外,由于北京特殊的环境,放弃了合法的社会身份之后,也会面临着来自于身份的压力。相同的生存境况使这些艺术家们较为集中的聚居在一起,这与八十年代新潮美术运动比较分散的状况不同。 In the early 1990s, because the marketization of China’s avant-garde art has not yet begun, it is very difficult for the artist in a blinding state to obtain income through the sale of works, and many people often face the pressure of survival. In addition, due to Beijing’s special environment, after giving up legal social identities, it will also face pressure from identity. The same living conditions brought these artists together in a more concentrated manner, which is different from that of the trendy art movement of the 1980s.