The art world is in a muddle. On the one hand, it is the best of times. The success of Lubaina Himid, a black woman, in the 2017 Turner Prize, was a sign that recognition is no longer entirely dependent on identity rather than talent. Ms Himid is one of a number of contemporary artists making exciting, challenging work that speaks truth to power yet also retains the imaginative pulse that makes it art rather than journalism or activism.
藝術(shù)界現(xiàn)在有點(diǎn)混亂。一方面,當(dāng)下堪稱最好的時(shí)代。黑人女性盧比娜?希米德(Lubaina Himid)在2017年贏得特納獎(jiǎng)(Turner Prize),這表明藝術(shù)界的認(rèn)可不再完全依賴身份,而是注重才華。眾多當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家的作品激動(dòng)人心而富有挑戰(zhàn)性,既敢于向當(dāng)權(quán)者說(shuō)出真相,又保持了富有想象力的激情,讓它成為藝術(shù)品而非新聞或行動(dòng)主義,希米德就是這樣一位藝術(shù)家。