2011年似乎真的不是关于艺术的一年,相比于全球范围内的一系列重大自然和社会政治事件,艺术只是那个充满了人造物的龙卷风中心边上的某块还未被卷入的蛋糕,周遭危机四伏、风起云涌,它却还蹊跷地精致诱人并散发着香气。当然也有艺术主动卷入、或无法不被卷入的某些事例,例如今年的第54届威尼斯双年展上埃及国家馆以展出作品及纪录片的方式 What seems to be really not a year about art in 2011 is that art is just a piece of cake that has not been caught on the edge of the tornado center full of artifacts over a series of major natural and socio-political events around the world , Surrounded by crises, surging, it is also fantastic and exudes aroma. There are, of course, some examples of art being actively involved or unable to get involved, for example, the way this year’s Egyptian National Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale displays works and documentaries