艺术批评之于艺术价值刘桂荣(以下简称“刘”):非常感谢您抽出时间来接受我的采访。您在《艺术批评》这本书中曾谈到:艺术批评的作用就是要说明艺术品有何价值并阐释其原因,看来您非常重视艺术批评的价值取向。为什么如此强调艺术批评中的价值问题? Liu Guirong (hereinafter referred to as “Liu”): Thank you for taking the time to accept my interview. As you said in Art Criticism, art criticism is about the value of artwork and its reasons. It seems that you attach great importance to the value orientation of art criticism. Why so emphasize the value of art criticism?