2008是不平凡的一年，中國(guó)—— 一個(gè)正在崛起的泱泱大國(guó)，經(jīng)受了巨大的考驗(yàn)：南方冰雪、汶川大地震等等，但是這所有的一切反而凝聚了華夏兒女的力量，“多難興邦”華夏文明及其本體文化所蘊(yùn)涵的能量更是震撼了世界。

    藝術(shù)作為一個(gè)文明的上層建筑形式，也是其形態(tài)的生動(dòng)反映。而華夏文明作為唯一一個(gè)沒(méi)有割裂的古老文化，有其強(qiáng)大的生命力和運(yùn)行的規(guī)律：中國(guó)的文化是水的文化，“水至柔也至剛”有其強(qiáng)大的消解能力，能將外來(lái)的文明融合，進(jìn)而完善自己，從而煥發(fā)出新的勃勃生機(jī)。中國(guó)當(dāng)代藝術(shù)的發(fā)生和發(fā)展也是伴隨著西方文明所謂的國(guó)際化的進(jìn)程在一步步的展開(kāi)，但是對(duì)當(dāng)代藝術(shù)的理解和評(píng)判的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)一直是延續(xù)西方的體系，中國(guó)當(dāng)代藝術(shù)自身的評(píng)判體系還不是很完善。這時(shí)候天價(jià)藝術(shù)品的出現(xiàn)就扭曲了人們對(duì)當(dāng)代藝術(shù)品的判斷，這樣的價(jià)格以什么樣的價(jià)值評(píng)判體系來(lái)作為參照的？但是我相信在不久的將來(lái)，隨著中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的穩(wěn)健步伐，和逐步樹(shù)立起來(lái)的民族自信心，一定會(huì)建立起與西方相對(duì)應(yīng)的中國(guó)的當(dāng)代藝術(shù)體系。而且中國(guó)也有一批有實(shí)力的藝術(shù)家，他們對(duì)中國(guó)文化的理解和藝術(shù)的造詣，也正在成熟，從他們身上我看到了中國(guó)當(dāng)代藝術(shù)的未來(lái)。

    根尚熱愛(ài)藝術(shù)，尊重傳統(tǒng)，真誠(chéng)希望和有抱負(fù)有追求的藝術(shù)家一起成長(zhǎng)，共同見(jiàn)證中國(guó)文化的復(fù)興。

                                         2008-7-1于北京

                                              王小根

    For China, a rising big power in the world, 2008 is an extraordinary year. Having suffered from the world-shocking earthquake in Wenchuan of Sichuan Province at the wake of the snow disaster in southern China, instead of being overtaken, people across China are integrated under the banner of patriotism more than ever. As the old Chinese proverb goes, hardship makes a nation stronger. The culture of China and the remarkable power from the noumenal culture of Chinese civilization shock the world once more – and all the more.

    Art, as a format of the superstructure of civilization, also symbolizes the form of the civilization. As the only traditional culture that has not been divided, Chinese civilization is endowed with strong vitality and has its own rules of operation: Chinese culture is like water to some extent. Water is both the softest and the toughest material on earth. Like that of water, Chinese culture has significant absorbing capability, is capable of improving and rejuvenating itself by absorbing foreign civilized achievements. In the same way, the germination and growth of modern art of China is greatly influenced by the internationalization of western civilization. China’s understanding and assessment standards of modern art have followed that of western systems, thus China’s modern art still has a long way to go in terms of perfecting the assessment mechanism of its own. The unbelievably high prices of some artworks have made people confused: what value assessment system has been taken as a reference in setting the prices? However, I believe that, with the steady development of China’s economy, and the increasingly stronger national self-confidence, in the foreseeable future, China is sure to establish its own modern art system comparable to that of western civilization. Another reason is that in China there are many influential artists, who are growing mature in the understanding of art and artistic accomplishments. I see the bright future of China’s modern art in them.

    Genssun, with love of art and respect for traditions, sincerely hopes to grow together with ambitious artists and make our contributions for the renaissance of Chinese culture.

                                         XiaogenWang

                                July 1, 2008, in Beijing