刘晓明大使在创意城市伦敦美术大展上的致辞

1、刘晓明大使在"创意城市2012伦敦美术大展暨“2012 （伦敦）奥林匹克美术大会"上的致辞Speech by Ambassador Liu Xiaoming At Creative Cities Collection FineArts Exhibition London 20122012年8月1日，伦敦巴比肯艺术中心The Barbican Centre, London, 1 August 2012尊敬的英国外交国务大臣豪威尔勋爵，尊敬的国际奥委会教育和文化委员会主席尼克拉乌先生，尊敬的伦敦市副市长李斯特先生，尊敬的中国对外文化交流协会副会长董俊新先生，女士们、先生们：Lo

2、rd Howe I I,Cha i rman Lamb i s Nikolaou,Deputy Mayor Edward Lister,Vice Chai rman Dong Junxin,Lad i es and Gen11 emen,非常高兴出席“创意城市 2012伦敦美术大 展”暨“2012 （伦敦）奥林匹克美术大会”。我谨代 表中国驻英国大使馆对此次活动的举办表示热烈祝 贺！It is a reaI pIeasure for me to join you thi s even i ng for the Creat i ve Cities Co I I ect i on - F i ne

3、 Arts Exhibit ion London 2012.On beha If of the Chinese Embassy in the UK, I wish to extend my warm congra tu I at ions to t h i s eve nt.此次美术大会在奥运会期间来到伦敦举办具有特 殊意义。The opening of this exhibition here in London has special significance in three aspects.首先，这是一次奥林匹克的艺术盛典。现代奥林 匹克之父顾拜旦曾经说：“奥运会是运动与艺术结合 的典

4、礼。”他认为，艺术永远是奥运会的重要内容。 作为伦敦2012文化奥运的一部分，此次美术大会既是 一场为奥运喝彩、弘扬奥林匹克文化的盛大典礼，也 是艺术与运动的最好结合。Fi rstly, it is a wonderfu I art ist ic contr ibution to the Thi rtieth Olympiad.The founder of the modern Olympic movement, Pierre de Coubertin, always be Ii eved that Olympics shouId be a marr iage of sports and ar

5、ts.In the mind of Pierre de Coubertin, art and cuIture are always to be an integraI part of 01 ymp i c programme As one of the h i gh I i ghts of the Cultural Olympiad London 2012, thi s Exhibition has spec i a I characteristics. Creative Cities Co I Iect i on - F i ne Arts Exh ibit i on i s a cr i

6、t i caI Iy important event to promote the 01 ymp i c sp i r i t and spread the 01ympic culture It is also a best examp Ie of how art and sports can enhance each other其次，这是一部关于两个城市的故事。北京和伦 敦都具有悠久的历史和灿烂的文化，当前都在大力发 展文化创意产业。这两个创意城市因为奥林匹克的特 殊纽带紧密的联系在一起。本次美术大会以“泰晤士 河长城一拥抱世界”为创作主题，见证了从北京到 伦敦、从长城到泰晤士河的文化奥运之

7、旅。SecondIy, this event is a tale of two cities. Both Bei j ing and London boast a long hi story and splendid culture. Both cities are making great efforts to deveI op cultural and creative industries. And the 01ympic Games have created cIose bonds between these two creative cities. You may know that

8、 the theme of this exhibition is:'The River Thames, t he Grea tW a I I - Embrace the WorId.' This is a superb and splendid subject. I reaI Iy can' t find a more fitting one at this point in time. This theme denotes an 01ympic cultural journey that exp I ores from Be i j i ng to London, a

9、nd from the Great WaI I to the River Thames.第三，这是中国艺术家、中国人民对伦敦奥运会 的美好祝福。本次美术大会汇集了当代中国最具影响 力的百余位艺术家，将展出他们的优秀作品。这些作 品充分表达了中国艺术家对奥林匹克精神的不懈探索 与追求，传递了中国人民对伦敦奥运会的美好祝福。Thi rdly, th i s event a I so symboIi zes the warmest of greeting messages from Chinese artists and peopIe to London and its 01ympic Games.

10、Vi s itors to the exh i b ition wiI I have the opportunity to appreciate the finest works by more t han one hundred artists. They are a I I among the most influential ones in modern China. These works speak vo I umes about Ch i nese art i sts' unt i r i ng efforts i n pursu it of the 01 ymp i c

11、sp i r it. They a I so convey Chinese people' s best wi shes for the success of the London Olympic GamesI have no doubt that arts wi I I be a br idge of f r i endsh i p con nec ting Be i j i ng and London! I have no doubt that the 01ympic spi r it wiI I inspi re continued progress of China-UK re I ations!最后，我衷心祝愿“创意城市 2012伦敦美术大 展”暨"20