“正是聚焦点的不同,区分了艺术史书写的类型。相对而言,旧艺术史倾向于以符号的能指作为叙事依据,而新艺术史则倾向于以符号所指为依据,但二者之别并不绝对。”在当代艺术和批评话语中,“符号”一词与“叙事”一样常被滥用,尤其是被用作贬义词来批评当代艺术中的符号化乱象,这种滥用与符号的本义并不相干。关于符号本义,可参阅拙作《艺术学经典文献导读书系·视觉文化卷》的相关章节“符号”、“符号学与 ”It is precisely the difference of focus, which distinguishes the type of art history writing.On the contrary, the old art history tends to use the sign of sign as the basis of narrative, while the art history tends to be based on the sign, The difference between the two is not absolute. “In contemporary art and critical discourse, the term” symbol “is often abused as” narrative “, especially as a derogatory term to criticize symbols in contemporary art Disorder, this abuse and the original meaning of the symbol is irrelevant. For the original meaning of the symbol, refer to the relevant chapter of ”Mystical Classic Literature Guidance Series · Visual Culture Volume“, ”Symbolic“, ”Semiotic and