如果要選擇一個(gè)合適的詞來(lái)描述2023年中最大的變化，即當(dāng)前社會(huì)將會(huì)給未來(lái)帶來(lái)怎樣的改變以及將會(huì)產(chǎn)生多少影響。經(jīng)歷3年的疫情，策展人認(rèn)為2023年的今年是一個(gè)“平均失蹤時(shí)代”的元年。

The biggest change in 2023, that is, how our society will change in the future, personally, this year will be the first of the "age of average disappearance" due to the influence of the pandemic during the last three years.

人口逐漸高齡化，資產(chǎn)兩極化漸顯分明，隨著個(gè)人取向與人生價(jià)值的N極化，消失的是人們常談的“均值人生”。面對(duì)該現(xiàn)象，世界陸續(xù)推出新措施來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)這一時(shí)代。位于西半球的發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家的保健與福利政策已不再是從前的“從搖籃到墳?zāi)?rdquo;，而正在向“從胎兒到追慕”改變。

As the population ages, goods become polarized, tastes and values of life become N-polarized, the average life we often speak of disappears. It is fair to say that the response is already in progress. Health and welfare policies in advanced Western countries are changing from cradle to grave to embryo to memorial.

在勞動(dòng)政策方面，為了減少因新生兒出生率低迷以及人口老齡化雙重影響下導(dǎo)致的勞動(dòng)力不足，正在向能夠輕易招攬海外人力的政策進(jìn)行改變，整體以追求擴(kuò)張勞動(dòng)人口的方向進(jìn)行改變。各國(guó)家將側(cè)重點(diǎn)從原先以圍繞“符合法定資格的人口”展開(kāi)的政策，轉(zhuǎn)移到追求以“生活人口”為基礎(chǔ)的政策上。面對(duì)“平均失蹤”的情況下，全球正在積極推出新的政策以此優(yōu)化自身系統(tǒng)，以至于達(dá)到能夠適應(yīng)這一時(shí)代的最佳狀態(tài)。

And labor policies are being transformed into policies that can readily accept foreign workers to address labor shortages caused by lower birth rates and an aging population. Each country’s policy emphasizes on the establishment of a "living population" in the "population based on legal qualifications". With these policies actively counteracting the disappearance of the average, the existing system which was optimized for the "average age" moves on to the "disappearance of the average”.

在“平均失蹤”的時(shí)代背景下，隨著人們個(gè)人取向與人生價(jià)值的N極化（向不同方向極端化發(fā)展），藝術(shù)將呈現(xiàn)怎樣的變化？所謂固有穩(wěn)妥策略難以實(shí)踐，消費(fèi)者如今已被細(xì)分化。我們將要把目標(biāo)鎖定在哪類(lèi)群體上，同時(shí)在面對(duì)這一群體時(shí)需要付出多少熱情？如今，正是自我詢(xún)問(wèn)并自我給出解答的時(shí)代。

What changes will take place in art if, as stated above, the taste and value of life become N-polarized？Existing stability strategies are becoming difficult to find and consumers are becoming increasingly sub-divided. It is time to ask yourself whom you will choose as the target and how to spark aspiration against them.

藝術(shù)該如何變化，該如何應(yīng)對(duì)？在已N極化的人群中，觀看不同個(gè)體使用各自適用于個(gè)人取向與人生價(jià)值的生活模式，這便是策展人所寄托于本次展覽的初衷。

Throughout this exhibition, the Curator would like to show an example of how art should change and reactin a way that corresponds to our tastes and values from the perspective of some of us who have been N-polarized.

展覽《平均失蹤》，于2023年6月10日至8月5日在北京798藝術(shù)區(qū)白盒子藝術(shù)館展覽。通過(guò)本次展覽，探究“平均失蹤”時(shí)代背景下，N極化人群的應(yīng)付方式。

The exhibition " Disappearance of Average " is on view from Jun 10 - Aug 5, 2023. Through this exhibition, we explore the coping methods of N-polarized people under the background of the "age of average disappearance".