《当代美术家》2007年第6期如果当代艺术曾经一度被视为威胁、消遣、愤怒或者冒犯的话,那么,正是在这种阴影之下,特纳奖——这个英国颁发给视觉艺术家的著名奖项,被经营得并非只是一个荣耀的头衔,而是代表了当代艺术的某种未来指向。事实上,特纳奖最值得我们尊重的地方,或许是它已经建立了自我的权威性,即使是在它最备受争议的时候。 If Contemporary Art was once seen as a threat, pastime, anger or offensive, it was in this shadow that the Turner Prize, the British prize for visual artists Famous awards that are run are not just a glorious title, but represent some sort of future orientation of contemporary art. In fact, where the Turner Prize deserves our highest respect, perhaps it has established its own authority, even when it is most controversial.