“英国青年艺术家”是一个当代艺术团体,他们崇尚个性,追求震撼效果,一度引领英国前卫艺术潮流,在海内外产生了较大的影响。“英国青年艺术家”系列展览惹来了众多争议,批评和支持声不断。要想对“英国青年艺术家”的前卫艺术作出较中肯的评价,必须从当时社会环境出发,立足于他们的创作理念和艺术市场及传播效果,剖析其在各方面的影响。 “British young artists ” is a contemporary art group, they advocate personality, the pursuit of the shock effect, once leading the trend of the British avant-garde art, has a greater impact at home and abroad. “British young artists ” series of exhibitions has caused a lot of controversy, criticism and support continued. If we want to make a comparatively fair evaluation of the avant-garde art of “Young British Artists”, we must proceed from the social environment at that time and analyze its impact in various fields based on their creative ideas and the art market and dissemination effect.