简介：现代艺术中的美丽消失了吗？ 有的思想家这么认为，他们觉得现代艺术已经无法把握真正的美。然而艺术评论家WaldemarJanuszczak却不同意。 Hasbeautydisappearedfrommodernart?Severalinfluentialmodernthinkersinsistthatithas.Andthisbeliefhasinspiredthemtopublishaclutchofrecentbookswhichclaimthatmodernartisnolongercapableofcapturingtruebeauty:thatbeautyhasgonefromart.ArtcriticWaldemarJanuszczakfiercelydisagrees,believingthatgreatartisasinterestedinbeautyasever.Art'ssearchforbeautyhasmanifesteditselfindepictionsoftheidealisedfemaleform,gloriouslandscapes,lovelyflowerstudiesandperfectlyarrangedrenaissancealtarpieces-butwheredoesthissearchcontinuetoday?Weknowsomuchabouttheatomicalmake-upofouruniversethatthesearchforbeautycanseemold-fashionedorunscientific.Andbecausesomuchhorroranddarknesshavepassedthroughmoderntimes,thequestfor'beauty'canevenbedismissedasescapistandirrelevant. Butofcourse,itisn't.WaldemarJanuszczakwouldarguethattheneedfortranscendentbeautyinartisgreaterthanithaseverbeen.And-mostimportantly-artknowsthis.Beautyisoutthere.Youjusthavetoknowwheretofindit.However,beautytodaycanbeelectronicorscientific;subtleandelusive.ItcanbefoundintheLCDsculpturesofTatsuoMiyajimaorthesubtlelightinstallationsofJamesTurrell.CarlAndrediscoversasternmodernbeautyinsquaresofindustrialmaterialsdroppedaroundagoodsyard.ThecancerpaintingsofDamienHirstfindaterriblemodernbeautyinthedeformedhumananatomy.Theseandothergreatsearchersafterbeautyarethesubjectofthisfilm. Theworldtodayneedsbeautymorethanithaseverneededit-andmodernartisoneofitsfewsuppliers.…