论现代性的矛盾性——反思波德莱尔的现代性概念

The Ambivalence of Modernity:Reflecting onBaudelaire'sConcept of Modernity

当代,现代性的求新逻辑业已成为艺术的"传统"和常态,而它所表现出的不断自我消耗、自我否定的趋势也颇令人忧虑。倡导现代性的先驱波德莱尔其实对该问题有更为辩证的见解。其艺术二重性观点既肯定了短暂、偶然的一面,也认可了艺术永恒性的一面。在波德莱尔眼中,"现时的美"并不否定"永恒的美",而且艺术品的"永恒"恰恰内蕴在现时的艺术品之中。

The pursuit of the New has become the tradition and common phenomenon in the art world, and this trend of self-consuming and self-negating is quite worrying. Baudelaire, one of the pioneers advoca- ting modernity, had a more dialectical understanding of this problem. He emphasized the pursuing of both the momentary and contingent present and the Eternity. In his opinion, the ＂temporary beauty＂ of artwork is not a denial of its ＂eternal beauty＂ ; on the contrary, the artwork＇ s Eternity is embedded in the ＂ temporary beauty＂.