历史传承与时代重塑——中国纪念碑雕塑40年发展历程回眸

Inheriting and Reshaping:Looing Back upon the 40 Years of History of Monumental Sculpture in China

纪念碑雕塑作为一种重要而特殊的雕塑门类,在中国现代社会中发挥着缅怀革命历史、记录集体记忆、弘扬主流价值、美化城市环境的作用。但随着"城市雕塑"、"公共艺术"和"当代雕塑"等概念的提出和讨论,纪念碑雕塑及其纪念碑性的问题却逐渐被学术界所忽视。因此,本文旨在以改革开放40年为时间范围,探讨中国纪念碑雕塑在这40年中的发展历史和艺术成就,阐发其对于当下美术的重要价值。

As a crucial and unique branch in sculpture art,monumental sculpture recalls the heroic deeds in revolutions,records collective memories,promotes mainstream values,and improves urban environment in the modern Chinese society.However,as concepts like"city sculpture","public art"and"contemporary sculpture"have been raised and discussed,monumental sculpture and issues relating to its monumentality have been gradually ignored by the academic world.Therefore,this research reviews the 40 years of history and progress in China’s monumental sculpture since the beginning of the Reform and Opening up to illustrate its significance to the world of fine art today.