Recently, there have been a number of paintings and art star of the operation of the market that the art market has been criticized as "schadenfreude." Since the end of the year in 2008 a variety of professional and public media to start the market for art criticism and self-examination, most of which is still pertinent and hit the problem, there is no general climate of schadenfreude.

The art of the past three years the question of the bubble led to the existence of an objective, such as auctions and prices sky-high price to do the Board issued a "lie", star artists take the lead in the production and commercialization of reproduction, artistic circle of money-worship, the art market's short-term arbitrage . In particular, some 85 New Wave artists grew up 85 runs counter to the values of the early New Wave, that is the reality of society and culture of critical self-examination, and keep a distance from mainstream society, insist on the edge of the culture of an independent attitude. In fact these star artists of the avant-garde is not the year of youth, but keen to become a fashion star and the use of early avant-garde reputation to become rich, and the spirit of the content of works of art more and more of hollow and empty.

The vast majority of the so-called investment in art is not actually a real commitment with the support of academic and cultural purpose of the responsibility comes about their basic business is the profit motive of business profit. This, of course, there is nothing wrong, but there is no greatness. Contemporary art circles of course welcome investment in the arts-loving people, but compared with dedication for the arts, and investors can only be respected in the ranks of the second. Investors in recent years we have respected in the first place, and even go a long way to run a popular investment is the "sin" means, and this is the breeding of the bone-mei, the real rich people will not afford him. Arts Circle on the art market is not a criticism of the nature of the discussion on economic issues is to discuss the substance of the confusion of values, that is why the contemporary art circles these years full of money and market power of worship?

Recently, I received a lot of the media of small year-end interview with reporters and found a lot of "80 after" recently praised two people: Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst. I think the main reason is that the two artists are able to "do art" and "so rich" with a very perfect, but also to become the star of the mainstream society, have enough money and have a ring of life freely. Recently, a variety of art media are keen to do all kinds of "power list", "star list." Terms on the Andy Warhol, he is a very sad heart is a painful feeling of reality, and the spiritual essence of Christianity with a feeling that this is a lot of places people do not have Andy Warhol's, we Now he has the ability to care only about the art produced in the same factory as the best-selling products, the arts as a money-spinner, the art of the pockets of investors as "cash machines."

This may be a three-year art market bubble and the commercialization of contemporary art brought about by the most direct impact. This money and the market power of worship is not even reflected in the post-80 generation, there are some 85 fashion has grown up into an art and the ideal of the well-known artists persevere in this direction is to change, which is more frightening . Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst in these two individuals in their own country may not be the object of so relish. Western society has been formed in such a social consensus that the artist is not a lot of money not to matter, the key is to look at the artists have to provide the community with a powerful spiritual force and soul of a model, and in artistic language there is creativity, this is the most important.

Contemporary art circles these years is a very bizarre form of collective unconscious, "public opinion", that is, if a large number of capital does not come in, the art of the capital market is not established, there will be no hope of Chinese Art. Art market and the capital is seen as a guarantee system, like a prosperous art market, art on the end of the story. In fact, there is no guarantee that a system can promote academic and artistic progress, the state system, the political arena system and market system can not guarantee anything. Europe and the United States is the world's academic system and the art market's most robust system of norms, but still nearly two decades in the arts around the state.

Important thing is the individual's academic and artistic exploration of the process. For outstanding artists, critics and intellectuals, he's artistic and academic to create good or bad times with money and money is no causal link, a good times or bad times, rich or not rich, good Artists Association in bad conditions when a solution is found before in terms of money and power to exercise restraint. That being the case, why is it that some artists groups so concerned about it on the market? I think mainly because he is concerned about obtaining the art of business wealth, you can not say that these artists do not love art, but their premise is: to take advantage of a heaven-sent opportunity to become rich again, anyway, do not become a world-class master may be a. But they do not correct it was touted for his master class, which is sold to sign the necessary price.

For the past three years to criticize the art market is inevitable, because the majority of the market price of the work and can not represent the real world-class standards and the history of art, the art market did not develop a real group of collectors, galleries also failed to complete capital primitive accumulation. Recently, some groups of the financial crisis, the impact of the market played up a bit too radical, in a sense is speculation in the market criticism of the artist and star of the commercial as, before the financial crisis will be criticized as criticism again after the financial crisis as" schadenfreude. " In fact, a number of rich contemporary art for all artists all add up to a small real estate business is not as good as a person's wealth, there would be no  to speak of. One million people can be said that a hundred dollars a person "  This is the soils.

Capital of the arts is also a justifiable criticism, and art is not investors Tan, Zhang Jingjiang such as Revolution, War of Resistance Against Japan philanthropist donated the wealth they have is not with the original intention of the sale money to. Make a real contribution to contemporary art business, circle also talked about the political arena has been missed, but if only part of star artists help to become rich, and this road to riches and even the arts against commercial criteria, then the only criticism I am sorry him. Part of the art market seems to hailun groups for the recent "price" of a comeback wave of public opinion, and called upon everyone to work together to maintain the market over the winter.

Maintain the market is not important, but the value of contemporary art-oriented reflection. The maintenance of the market is not out of the market to regulate the laws of their own will. Investors will not be true because you say good on the investment market, but also because public opinion that the market will not be not a bad investment, they would not have to invest in accordance with academic standards, China's investment in the elite has long been a well-trained veteran , art circles, we do not need to teach them the public opinion. Gallery of the primary market over the past few years mainly due to poor auction and sale of artists competing for a personal studio market share, prices were too high and lead to the gallery did not develop a low-end prices in the market, not entirely because the financial crisis. Galleries all over the world have been a small fire temperature slowly the industry, if the crowds every day, then that would not sell original art, but to sell the copies. Original art for one year the number could be sold.

Some people called for the maintenance of the so-called "market" is just some people trying to maintain a "market speculation" necessary "public opinion", for example, Chinese oil paintings of world-class star has already become a master painter, has been the commercialization of the well-known artists is still is "on behalf of avant-garde." This "one-up over the winter," To put it bluntly, if nothing more than the establishment of a "praise-singing market" lies the new Community. Is it true collectors do not have money to buy anything? I also met a few days ago to buy a lot of big collector of works, he also bought a few days ago, millions of emerald jade. But really do not want to buy contemporary art, the reason is almost all screen style, content and spirit of an empty, large capacity, and some artists will be doing business than businessmen, this is really not fun.

When art and spirit of the production of goods, repeat nothing, as well as the artist's "entrepreneurs," which is the majority of art buyers to suspend the main reason for the purchase of contemporary art, is not entirely because of the financial crisis. Nearly three years of contemporary art has been with the Eighth Five-Year Plan has nothing to do fashion, but also with the ring Shincho 85. 85 values fashion is a real art to keep a distance from mainstream society, critical realism, cultural attitudes remain independent, refused to power before the loss of cultural attitude. Today, the prevalence of contemporary art circle is full of ideas on the money and the power of star worship. May borrow the language of modern Western art context of this case also there is one point with 85 Fashion external links, but in essence, has run counter to the spirit. There are profound changes in the age of reason, there are nearly three years the market bubble of the reasons, 85 more humane fashion based on their reasons for not solid.

Criticism and reflect on the art market, only to find the values of the underlying reasons, is meaningful. When someone said that the criticism of the market is out of schadenfreude, which is not the same market in the discussion.

2009-5-11