回溯新中国美术理论之研究,尤其是改革开放以来的美术理论及美术批评的历史,除却某些个别的成就外,就总体而论,应当是一个既丧失民族自信也丧失理论自觉的历史。在这个时段里,美术家们倒十分自信地在从事他们的艺术创作,不论是为政治为古人为洋人还是为名声为金钱。但艺术理论家们却连这点自信都没有。 Looking back on the study of the theory of new Chinese art, especially since the reform and opening up, the art theory and the history of fine arts criticism, apart from some individual achievements, as a whole, it should be a history of losing both national confidence and theoretical self-consciousness. During this time, artists are quite confidently engaged in their artistic creation, whether for the ancients as foreigners or political as the money for the fame. But art theorists do not even believe in it.