每五年举办一次的全国美术作品展览,是我国美术发展的阶段性总结,也是全国美术创作现状的集中体现。它所具有的时间维度(五年一届)、空间量度(全国)、美术种类、作品数量、作品质量等要素,使之成为各省美术创作水平的重要标尺与美术事业发展状况的坐标。在这里,笔者以江西入选第十一、十二届全国美展作品为例,来梳理江西美术创作的现状,反思其发展过程中 The national art exhibition held every five years is a phased summary of the development of art in our country and also a concentrated manifestation of the status quo of the nation’s art creation. Its time dimension (five years), spatial measurement (nationwide), art types, quantity of works, quality of works and other elements make it an important benchmark for the art creation level of various provinces and the coordinate of the development of fine arts. Here, the author selected the eleventh and twelfth national art exhibitions in Jiangxi as an example, to sort out the current situation of Jiangxi’s art creation and reflect on its development process