“艺术还能做什么?”这个问题本身就隐含了对艺术的必要性的质疑。关于艺术或文化正在走向衰亡的观点并不新鲜,一些最负盛名的理论家曾宣称:艺术已悲惨地逝去。然而,此类死亡声明的反复出现,恰恰证明了争论的毫无意义。不过,此次老调重弹,说明我们又遇到了新的挑战。用同样给艺术判过死刑的托尔斯泰的话来说,难道艺术已经变成了一具“活尸”? “What else can art do?” The question itself implies doubts about the necessity of art. The idea that art or culture is declining is not new, and some of the most famous theorists proclaim: Art has tragically passed away. However, the recurrence of such statements of death precisely attests to the meaninglessness of the debate. However, this old tone rebound shows that we have encountered new challenges. With Tolstoy’s words, which also punish the death penalty for art, is art becoming a living corpse?