以石雕为中心的艺术史叙事—伦敦中国艺术国际展览会中的中国古代石雕

Stone Sculpture as Center: A New Narrative of Art History —— Ancient Chinese Stone Sculptures at London International Exhibition of Chinese Art

在1935年伦敦中国艺术国际展览会上,由文物商人卢芹斋选送的隋代石雕阿弥陀佛像被置于展览场地伯灵堂中央,整个展览以此为中心展开。这意味着这件阿弥陀佛石雕在展示中国艺术与文化舞台上的纪念碑意义。这次展览虽举办于与中国相隔万里之遥的英伦,但却对现代艺术体系中石雕观念在中国本土的生成起到了促进作用。

At the London International Exhibition of Chinese Art in 1935, a Sui Dynasty marble figure of the Buddha Amitabha sent by C.T. Loo was located in the centre of the Burlington Hall, with all the other exhibits surrounding it, which signifies the monumental significance of this figure in Chinese arts and culture. Even though the exhibition was held in Britain, which is far far away from China, it did promote the generation of the concept of ancient Chinese stone sculpture in modern art system in China.