在中国,潘公凯先生是艺术界的一位独一无二的人物。他有担任中国两大艺术学院院长的不同寻常的经历,自己兼有艺术家和理论家的双重身份。潘公凯的艺术从来就不仅仅是他的作品,而是他对艺术的理解和责任,这种理解和责任由于不同寻常的经历而成就了他对中国艺术的三个重大贡献。潘公凯的第一个贡献,是将中国近代所经历的文化变迁及其在艺术上的综合体现,全部概括为“现代性问 In China, Mr. Pan Gongkai is a unique figure in the art world. He has the unusual experience of being the dean of the two major art schools in China, and he has the dual identities of both artists and theorists. Pang Gongkai’s art has never been more than his work, but his understanding and responsibility for art. His understanding and responsibility led to his three major contributions to Chinese art through his extraordinary experience. The first contribution of Pan Gongkai is to sum up the cultural changes experienced in modern China and his artistic embodiment as ”modernity