年画,作为中国年节艺术重要的组成之一,曾经有过辉煌的过去,但是现在已经很难发现它的身影。我们不 禁要问“年画怎么消失了”? 也许消失的还不仅仅是年画。我们注意到,几乎所有的民俗艺术都在迅速消失,其速度可以比拟于我们物质 生活改变的速度。是当代社会生活不再需要年节艺术,还是年节艺术形式需要吐纳更新、与时俱进?本刊将对这 一问题,在本期和下期展开连续讨论。 New Year pictures, as one of the important components of Chinese New Year art, have had a glorious past, but it is hard to find out why it is now. We can not but ask: “How did the New Year disappear?” What may have disappeared is not just New Year pictures. We note that almost all folklore is rapidly disappearing at a rate comparable to the speed of change in our material life. Is contemporary art no longer in need of New Year’s art or New Year’s art forms that need to be renewed and updated? The journal will hold a continuous discussion on this issue in the current and next issues.