The Significance is not the Art

Article written by Li Xianting under his pseudonym 'Li Jiatun'.

In the article, Li states that the significance of Chinese avant-garde art does not lie in the innovation of artistic styles but rather it should be a trigger for the emancipation of the mind and the reconsideration of traditional thought and values. Many consider it to be one of the most important essays regarding the Chinese avant-garde art movement.

栗憲庭以筆名「李家屯」發表的短文。

文章指出，前衛藝術運動的重點不應是嶄新的藝術形式，而是引發這些藝術創作的思想解放及價值觀更新。這篇短文被視為1980年代中國前衛藝術運動中最為重要的文本之一。

Title type

Translated

Alternative title

The Significance Does Not Lie in Art

Access level

Online

author

LI Xianting, 栗憲庭

publisher

Chinese National Academy of Arts — Research Institute of Art, 中國藝術研究院美術研究所 (Beijing, China)

Language

Chinese - Simplified

Keywords

85 New Wave, realism, modernism

Publication/Creation date

1986

Source of publication

Fine Arts in China, 中國美術報, 1986, Issue 28

Content type

clipping,

essay

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The Significance is not the Art, 重要的不是藝術

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