What is ＂Chinese Modem Calligraphy＂？ An Exploration of the Critical Debate on Modem Calligraphy in Contemporary China

Since the mid-1980s Chinese calligraphy art has undergone a radical change and has opened itself to experimentation. Nowadays in China this artistic revolution has sparked a vivid debate among the art critics on three main topics： （1） definition of the phenomenon; （2） analysis of its nature; and （3） classification of the artistic production. In this article, all these aspects are analysed in order to give a comprehensive view of the present theoretical discussion and of its future development.

王冬龄:心手同畅,自成书道

从传统向现代的转变,书法家王冬龄所思索的,是中国书法的当代命运和艺术方向。在这个当代艺术沟通无碍乃至零距离交融的世界里,中国书法何为,是踽踽于对传统的守望,还是寻求在当代艺术格局中的突围?在王冬龄不断尝试、不断突破甚至不断冒险的创作征程里,能看见他对书法艺术至深的眷恋。