1918年的北京大学充满生机,一场影响中国思想文化观念的浪潮正在这里酝酿。北大画法研究会的学员们也迎来了一位新导师,他自我介绍:“我叫徐悲鸿。”他与台下的学员年龄相仿,但风度翩翩,器宇不凡。这让人很难联想到他之前奔走在乡野间,流离失所,靠卖艺为生的艰辛经历。5月14日,年仅23岁的年轻导师徐悲鸿在北京大学演讲,出口的第一句话便让在场的听众始料不及——“中国画学之颓败,至今日已极矣……”此语一出,全场惊愕不已。 Peking University in 1918 is full of vitality, a wave of ideas affecting China’s thinking is brewing here. He also introduced himself to a new mentor who introduced himself: “My name is Xu Beihong.” He is similar in age to the students under his desk, but the mannerisms are graceful and uncommon. It is hard to think of the hardships he had previously traveled in the countryside, displaced and relying on the art market. On May 14, Xu Beihong, a 23-year-old young mentor, gave a speech at Peking University. The first sentence of his speech on the export side gave the audience a poor start - - “The decay of Chinese painting has reached its peak today.” This language came out, the audience amazement.