Research On The Art Activity Of "Basking In The Sun" In Nanjing

As an important art production center in the 1980s,Nanjing has emerged many outstanding artists and art groups during the '85 art trend.They have become the representatives of local art innovation with sensitive avant-garde consciousness,or rely on profound knowledge to provide theoretical support for the trendy sports.However,when we look back the moments that have come to a conclusion,there are many fragments still worth exploring and pondering.This paper will make a case study of an art movement named "basking in the sunshine" during the period of Nanjing '85 art trend.In 1986,thousands of people participated in this art exchange activity,which was not only the first large-scale spontaneous outdoor exchange activity in China,but also responded to the metaphysical thoughts prevailing during the '85 art trend with a reflective attitude.What's more interesting is that after a lapse of 16 years,the"sunshine" activity once again staged an art carnival in Nanjing in 2002.When the operating mechanism of the art world and the social discourse environment were turned upside down,how should we look at the history and current situation of this sport?The paper is divided into four chapters,which mainly solve two problems.First,review the history of "basking" art activities,then why this activity has become a footnote to history.From the structure of the article,the first chapter is an overview of the background of several "basking"art activities.Chapter two and chapter three are the core parts of this paper,respectively exploring the value orientation of "basking"activities in the 1980s with the concept of "public domain" of Habermas.At the same time,it reconstructs the organization structure of the activity of "basking in the new century"with the theory of more specialized "art world".By comparing the similarities and differences between the"art world"of the two eras,the spiritual representation and characteristics of this activity in different periods are explored.The last chapter will be based on history and the current vision,watching the past and present of the "sun-bathing"art activities,and asking questions when looking for the reasons for the lack of historical texts,that is,how should we face the history of contemporary art that is close at hand.