以文化研究的视角来看，一张面孔可以被视作是某一社会群体的一种文化反映。所以时代不同、地域相殊，不同人面孔上的表情也总是大相径庭，种种差异既有个体的原因，也更有时代精神的原因，或者说是不同时代、不同地域的社会群体所共有的价值观不同，造成了面孔情态的不同。尽管人的面孔是自然的，但是面孔上的表情、对这种表情再现和解读的方式都被彻底文化化了。因此人的面孔实际上是整个社会的一个微小的切面，折射的不仅是艺术家对社会的思考，同样还涉及到观众对这一“社会之脸”的解读。相对于绘画、影像等媒介，虽然雕塑对这一主题的表现有一定的局限性，但正是因为雕塑三维空间的性质，也更容易引起观者的共鸣。

自上世纪80年代，中国的雕塑艺术开始兴起，并且不断由传统架上雕塑逐渐向空间艺术发展，雕塑语言也由相对单一向多元发展。尽管本次展览中雕塑作品强调具象的概念，然而这种非写实的具象被置放到展示现场中之后，更能激起一种视觉和心理上的强烈反差，凸现了不同社会群体的生活状态和艺术家本人的心理状态。
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参加本次展览的艺术家有蔡磊、邓柯、高畅、韩娜、姜晓梅、李继飞、李铭燃、刘宝亮、刘金亭、刘明慧、刘瀛潞、刘政、马文甲、庞勇、任亮、任哲、任俊华、商长虹、陶旭、袁佳、张翀、张小曼（按姓氏首字母排列）。虽然作品表现手段不同，但是关注点却大体一致，那就是对当下社会中不同生存状态下人群心理的体验，衷心祝愿在当下高度商业化了的艺术领域，能多一些这样严肃的探索，是为序。

零艺术中心

From the perspective of cultural studies, a face can be seen as a cultural reflection of social groups. So different times and regions form different facial expressions on the faces. The big difference was caused by both individual reasons and the spirit of the times, in other words, the difference of values shared by social groups in different times and different regions, resulting in the different facial expression.

Although the human face is natural, the expression on the face, reproduction and interpretation of this expression are completely cultured. Therefore, the human face is actually a small section of society, reflecting not only the artist's thinking of the society, but also interpreting of the audience to the society faces. Compared with the painting, video and other media, the sculpture on the subject's performance has some limitations, precisely because of the sculpture's nature of three-dimension, which more likely to cause the viewer's sympathy.

Since the 1980s, Chinese sculpture art began to rise, gradually from the traditional sculpture to space sculpture art development. The language of sculpture developed from a relatively simple language to diversity. Although the sculptures in this exhibition emphasizes the concrete concept, this non-figurative realism is placed in the show scene, which even more aroused a visual and psychological strong contrast, highlights the living conditions of different social groups and the artist's own state.

Artists participate in this exhibition, including Cai Lei, Deng Ke, Gao Chang, Han Na, Jiang Xiaomei, Li Jifei, Li Mingran, Liu Baoliang, Liu Jinting, Liu Minghui, Liu Yinglu, Liu Zheng, Ma Wenjia, Pang Yong, Ren Liang, Ren Zhe, Ren Junhua, Shang Changhong, Tao Xun, Yuan Jia, Zhang Chong, Zhang Xiaoman. (alphabetical by last name). Although the works have different means of expression, the focus is probably the same. That is psychological experience of current social groups with different living state. Sincerely hope that the present highly commercialized art field can be more serious exploration.

Zero Art Center
2011-9-24