按:第三十四届世界艺术史大会筹委会第四分会的主题是“欣赏与实用”(Appreciation and Utility),该分会场的主题为一种文化如何理解艺术的功能。“欣赏”与“实用”这一对术语及其同类词拥有悠久历史,并在诸多文化中跟“艺术作品”和“工艺品”这些有争议的术语有关。此议题的讨论不仅聚焦于艺术作品或工艺品之功能,及其作为艺术作品或手工艺品的功能是如何由其所扮演的社会角色所决定的。本会场更进一步探讨术语的历史是怎样的,在个别 Press: The theme of the fourth chapter of the 34th World Congress of Art History Organizing Committee is “Appreciation and Utility”. The theme of this session is how a culture understands the function of art. The term “appreciate” and “utility” have a long history of pairs and terms, and in many cultures are related to the controversial terms “art work” and “crafts”. The discussion of this topic focuses not only on the function of a work of art or handicraft, but also on how its function as a work of art or handicraft is determined by the social role it plays. This venue further explores the history of terminology is, in individual