《蔡若虹文集》一书,最近由人民美术出版社出版了。在细雨纷飞的春夜里,我手不释卷地读完了它。我内心非常感谢蔡若虹先生送给我这样一本珍贵的书。该书选收了蔡老撰写的美术评论、序等100多篇,近60万字,是蔡老40多年的心血结晶。它从一个侧面反映了作者对艺术的执著追求,从中窥见到蔡老为民族为艺术而苦苦求索的心路历程。正如该书编者陈泊萍所说:“读《蔡若虹文集》,犹如重温我国当代美术40年的发展历程。这不是一部美术 “Cai Ruohong anthology” a book, recently published by People’s Fine Arts Publishing House. In the rainy spring night, I finished reading it by hand. My heart is very grateful to Mr. Cai Ruohong gave me such a precious book. The book selected Cai Lao’s art criticism, order more than 100 articles, nearly 600,000 words, is 40 years of Cai old care effort. It reflects the author’s persistent pursuit of art from one aspect, and glimpse into the mentality of Cai Lao’s painstaking pursuit of art for the nation. As the editor of the book, Chen Po-ping said: “Reading” Cai Ruo-hong’s Anthology "is like revisiting the development of contemporary art in China for 40 years. This is not a fine art