“伟大的天上的抽象——21世纪的中国艺术”是意大利策展人、批评家阿奇莱·博尼托·奥利瓦在中国美术馆策划的抽象展的理论宣言。奥利瓦是中国艺术界非常熟悉的一位朋友,他曾经是中国“政治波普”等前卫艺术在国际公开亮相的重要推手。继1993年第45届威尼斯双年展对于中国当代艺术的热切关注, “The Great Abstraction in the Sky - Chinese Art in the 21st Century” is the theoretical declaration of the abstract exhibition curated by the Italian curator and critic Archiele Bonito Oliva at the China Art Museum. Oliva is a friend who is very familiar with Chinese art circles. He was once an important promoter of avant-garde art such as China’s “Political Pop” in the international public appearances. Following the eager attention paid to the contemporary Chinese art by the 45th Venice Biennale in 1993,