【新唐人2014年11月26日讯】《清明上河图》是北宋名画，描绘京城汴梁和汴河两岸的繁荣景象。最近在大陆出现了现代版的“清明上河图”。作者把近年来发生在中国大陆的社会事件，以剧情方式呈现。同样一幅画，穿越时空却有两极的社会现象。有评论说，这些“穿越”到清明上河图中的场景，反映了中国社会最为引人注目的矛盾事件，背后是激烈的利益、权力之争。
全长25公尺的现代版“新清明上河图”，是大陆知名摄影家戴翔的最新作品，他以古画“清明上河图”为背景，以现代新闻图片为原型，呈现当代大陆社会市井百态。
作者以画面中的古今社会各阶层的诸多角色，将当下社会典型性事件进行一些戏剧性摆拍并置入其中，以反衬矛盾与冲突。
文化评论家叶匡政：“它其实在以一种现代的方式来重新向这部作品致敬，当年的清明上河图是表现当年的繁荣市井景象，而今天它表现的可能是被各种极权摧毁中的中国。”
这幅现代版的“清明上河图”，真实呈现中国近几年的社会乱象，展现了大约40个近年来的热点事件，每个都反映了社会的不同侧面。“我爸是李刚”、“征爹求包养”取代了宋朝汴河两岸的自然风光和繁荣市集。
跋扈的官二代，开着高级轿车撞倒两名女生，一死一伤，下车第一句话就说“我爸是李刚”，就是说他是河北保定市公安局北市区分局副局长李刚的儿子，谁都惹不起。
而另一边则是有红裙女子坐在地上，展牌上写着“征爹求包养”，牌上注明身高体重三围。这个造型明显影射郭美美。2011年6月，郭美美因在微博炫富而引发关注，随后更是将牵涉“郭美美事件”的中国红十字会，推向前所未有的信任危机。
其他像是城管打人、挟尸要价、东莞扫黄、领导视察、地沟油等等，都被纳入这幅“新清明上河图”。
文化评论家叶匡政：“这个新的清明上河图，其实也是在表达一个被审查之后更真实的中国，里面发生很多事件都曾是这个社会的热点事件。”
网友郭立仁说，画面传递出的讯息太丰富了，这应该是古代艺术作品被挪用的经典之作，立体化呈现是亮点，当代刺点事件的植入，完全颠覆了原作所传递的“繁华、和谐、安宁”的氛围，哪一件事都叫古人汗颜。
天安门民主女神的雕塑家陈维明：“这种展示也有人可能会认为这是表达社会的阴暗，我认为它其实是在表达一种社会正义和对现实生活的不满、不公平，把这个不公平在艺术作品中给亮相出来，来寻求一种更公正的生活品质和公正的社会。”
从2011年开始，戴翔前后大约花了两年半时间。“画”中的九百多个人物造型，由一百多个模特儿扮演，其中有很多都是戴翔的同事、朋友帮忙，他自己也参与其中90多个角色，有警察、小偷、乞丐等。
作者戴翔在媒体上表示，作品里肯定有批判性的因素，但是也提出了反思性的东西，希望对社会的良性进步有一些参与。
对于戴翔的这幅作品，大陆自由撰稿人鲍昆在他的博客中写道，一个历史的中国与当下的中国产生强烈的符号碰撞，紧跟着引出的问题就是——我们是谁？是哪个时代的“中国人”？今日之“中国人”与宋代的“中国人”是什么关系？我们出了什么问题？
网友陈冰回应，是我们的意识形态出了问题，中国人民在党的领导下，既抛弃了自己古老文化中的优秀成分，如对自然、上天的敬畏和与人交往的礼义廉耻，又捡拾了资本主义世界的糟粕，如金钱利益至上和娱乐至死，于是就出现了这样一幅新时代的《清明上河图》。
采访/陈汉 编辑/黄亿美 后制/郭敬
New Painting Depicts New China Chaos
“A City of Cathay" is a renowned painting
from the Northern Song period.
It captures the prosperity of then capital Kaifeng along the river.
A modern version of this painting depicting social plots in China
was made available recently.
Across time and space, the paintings present societies
of two extremes.
The new version is a comment reflecting the most striking conflicts
in modern society caused by intense interests and power struggles.
Measuring 25-meters long, the new painting is attributed
to well-known photographer Dai Xiang.
Taking the famous scroll ‘A City of Cathay’ as the background,
Dai Xiang presents the modern marketplace with news photos.
The artist displays various sectors of present and past
to demonstrate dramatic scenes of typical incidents in
Communist society reflecting the contradictions and conflicts.
Cultural critic Ye Kuangzheng: “In fact, it is to pay tribute
to the old scroll in a modern way.
Then ‘A City of Cathay’ illustrated the prosperity in China,
the new painting demonstrated the ruined China
under totalitarianism."
This ‘New City of Cathay’ vividly presents social chaos
in modern China; around 40 hot news items in recent years
are honestly shown in photos to reflect different aspects
of Chinese society.
For instance, “My dad is Li Gang" and “Seeking a wealthy dad"
have replaced the natural scenery and popular marketplace
in the Northern Song period.
A car accident of the domineering offspring of an official
killed one and injured another.
The first sentence he said after getting out of the car was,
“My dad is Li Gang."
That means he is the son of Li Gang, a deputy director
of a public security bureau, whom no one can afford to offend.
While there was also a woman in red dress sitting on the ground
with a board that stated, “Seeking a wealthy dad" along with
her height, weight, and body proportions.
This exhibition clearly alluded to Guo Meimei who was known
to show off her wealth online.
Her case has also jeopardized the credibility
of China Red Cross which was associated with Guo Meimei.
Other scenes such as urban and city management
engaging in beating ordinary people,
rescuers demanding high price before rescuing
the drowning victims,
Dongguan anti-porn campaign, waste oil, and so forth
are also depicted on the “New City of Cathay".
Ye Kuangzheng: “This new painting, in fact, expresses
a very realistic Chinese society under the censorship.
Many incidents are common in this society."
Netizen Guo Liren praised the rich message conveyed
through this new image.
This is a classic of transforming ancient works of art
to modern work.
The three-dimensional highlights the image; the
contemporary incidents have completely subverted the
“bustling, harmonious, peaceful" atmosphere of the original.
Any given incident will make the ancient beings
ashamed of the modern time.
Tiananmen democracy goddess sculptor Chen Weiming:
“This display could be considered an expression of the dark side.
But, I think it is an expression of conscience.
It shows the dissatisfaction and injustice of a modern society.
This art exhibition of injustice is hoping to point the way
to a better life and a fair and just society."
Starting in 2011, Dai Xiang spent about two and a half years
in creating this art work.
More than 900 characters in the work were modeled
and played by more than 100 people, including many
of Dai Xiang’s co-workers and friends.
Dai Xiang also played more than 90 different roles,
such as police, thief, beggar and so on.
Dai Xiang told Chinese media that the work is surely critical,
but also encourages reflection, and hopes to bring positive
progress to society.
Mainland freelance writer Bao Kun wrote in his blog,
a strong symbolic impact between the historical China
and the China of today.
The question is, who are we?
What is our era?
What is the relation between the Chinese today
and the Chinese of the Song Dynasty?
What went wrong with us?
A netizen, Chen Bing, responded,
it is our ideology that went wrong.
Under the leadership of the party, the Chinese have abandoned
the excellent ancient culture, such as awe for nature
and heaven and the four social bonds, sense of propriety,
justice, integrity and honor,
but picked up the dross from capitalism,
such as money and interests first and entertainment to death.
That’s why the “New City of Cathay" has emerged.
Interview/ChenHan Edit/Huang Yimei Post-Production/GuoJing
