1998年,美术活动依然热闹,继’97香港回归热之后,温度不减。仅北京的画展之多,就让一家报纸惊呼:“一千个画展给准看?”想想全国的展览要是都加起来如何了得。本来大家都在期盼繁荣,面对展览多如牛毛、研讨会随时都有、画册漫天飞、“笔会”此起彼伏、各种“组委会”的印章到处可见的这种现状,反倒使人们怀疑这是不是我们所希望的那种繁荣。有人干脆说这是“泡沫”。 In 1998, fine arts activities are still lively. Following the return of heat to Hong Kong in ’97, the temperature has not diminished. As long as there are more art exhibitions in Beijing, one newspaper exclaims: “How about a thousand exhibitions?” Think about how incredible the national exhibitions are. Originally, everyone was looking forward to prosperity. In the face of numerous exhibitions, the seminar was available at all times. The book was flying in the sky and the “PEN Meeting” went by one after another. The status quo where various kinds of “Organizing Committee” seals were visible everywhere turned people into suspicion. Not the kind of prosperity we want. Some people simply say that this is “bubble.”