进入21世纪以来,中国雕塑最重要的学术动向是,走向世界和寻找中国。看起来,这是不同的两个发展方向,但实际有着内在的一致性。走向世界,是当代中国的时代主题。打破封闭的文化隔绝状态,走出国门,参与国际的对话,在和其它民族和文化形态的交流、对话中,凸显自身的民族身份,这是中国当代雕塑努力的目标之一。“走向世界”的说法曾经遭到质疑:世界在哪里?难道中国不是世界的一部分?是的,世界就是由中国这样许许多多的国家组成的,但这是地理概念上的“世界”。就文化而言,在过去较长的一段时间里,中国由于自身的原因,没有积极参与到 Since entering the 21st century, the most important academic trend of Chinese sculpture is moving to the world and looking for China. It seems that these are two different development directions, but actually have inherent consistency. Going to the world is the theme of the times in contemporary China. It is one of the goals of China’s contemporary sculptures to break the sealed state of cultural isolation, go abroad and participate in international dialogues and to highlight one’s own identity in the exchange and dialogue with other ethnic and cultural forms. The saying of “going to the world” has been questioned: Where is the world? Is China not part of the world? Yes, the world is composed of so many countries like China, but this is the geographical concept of “the world ”. In terms of culture, for a long time in the past, China did not actively participate due to its own reasons