在很长一段时间里，人们对艺术品的观看和参与都是被动的。一幅著名的油画，一座经典的雕塑，一张大师的狂草，平日里，静谧的安放在画家的画室里，孤独的伫立在雕塑家的工作室中，不动声色的躺在收藏家的百宝格间。
偶尔被拿出展示，参展的人群需要加起万分的小心凑到跟前，屏住呼吸，揽住心神，潜心赏鉴，虽近观亦不敢亵玩焉。
然而，伴随科技的进步，智能手机和电子技术成为生活的必需品，30 秒的短视频代替了长篇纪录片，看似坚不可摧的传统被不断突破。
当代艺术也义无反顾的加入到时代的洪流中，打破了这种被动的审美体验: 一种交互的、对话式的观看方式正在出现。
如果说，传统的艺术作品是静态的，那么新时代的艺术就是动态的；如果说，传统的艺术表达是单向的，那么新时代的艺术的沟通则是双向的。
在这种全新的艺术呈现里，三维空间不再是艺术的边界，第四种维度，时间，成为艺术不可或缺的元素。
于是，艺术品的观看者成了参与者，观众在时间中观察、触碰、理解艺术品，艺术品也因为参与者的行为和动作展现出独一无二的状态。
与此同时，创作也不再仅仅被理解为艺术家内在创造力的一种表达，而是艺术家与观众之间合作的结果，最终形成一种全新的艺术形式，互动装置艺术。
随着 Z 时代在社会活动以及艺术市场中占据越来越重要的地位，互动装置艺术形式也逐渐走出博物馆和画廊，与人们日常的生活场景相结合，创建出一个又一个令人既意外又有趣的互动艺术装置场所。
这其中的佼佼者就是由美国艺术公司 Meow Wolf 打造的位于拉斯维加斯 Area 15 地区，2021 年 2 月 18 日刚刚开幕的“美国最伟大的超市” Omega Mart（欧米茄超市）。
Omega Mart 从外表看就像是一间普通的超市，但实际却是一家充满极具戏剧性、身临其境，互动的超现实主义的超市。
它占地 52,000 平方英尺，包括 250 个独特的项目，聚集了数百位艺术家的设计和作品，其中《权力的游戏》作者 George RR Martin 也是其创意开发和投资者。
Omega Mart 拥有 4 大主题区域和 60 个新颖空间设置，整体围绕 The Source 的神话传说（西方魔幻神话）展开，由一系列故事情节串联而成。
游客根据故事情节开启“寻宝”游戏，在魔幻的空间和地形中发现线索，或选择自己的冒险路线，就仿佛在真实世界超市里进行一场“密室逃脱”。
然而每个人不同的背景和知识层面，会导致在观赏艺术品时产生不同的感受和想法，有可能是兴奋、震撼、惊奇，也有可能是不解、困惑甚至是厌恶。
尤其是装置互动艺术这种更为先锋和前卫的艺术形态，其所造成的审美分歧在不同年龄层、不同生长环境、不同教育结构的的观众中表现的更为突出。
下面的文章是一名在美国长大的 00 后女孩从自己的视角，分析自己和 80 后的妈妈对于 Omega Mart 这种艺术形式体验的巨大差异。这篇文章也可以帮助我们理解，在艺术之外，不同代际的人群应该如何包容与相处。
最后，也特别给大家推荐下她的公众号“猴哥熊猫姐”。这是一对在美国出生长大，现在北京上学的姐弟开立的公众号。他们把自己在全球的旅行生活观察、中美两国不同教育体制下的学习经验和思考写进了文章里。
The Difference Between
Appreciation Across Generations
I am a Gen Z, and my mom is a Gen Y.
In short, we have very different views on the same item or activity. A lot of times, she loves doing something, but I might just tolerate it.
Yesterday my family and I spent the whole morning participating in an immersive art experience, or to explain it—Omega Mart. Basically, Omega Mart, explained many by the founders, is a “interactive, mind-bending immersive art experience. Participants explore an extraordinary supermarket that bursts into surreal worlds and unexpected landscapes.”
Omega Mart revolves around a story line which the “players” try to complete their training at the company, Dramcorp. The twist is the company actually has many dark secrets and maybe even a murder is involved, we don’t know.
The first sight when I stepped into the super market was that is was just a normal Tuesday in a normal store.
However, when looking closer, I noticed how “weird and trippy everything was. There were several “glitches” in the supermarket, and the products on the shelves were complete wack.
Throughout the training that we were completing, it was clear that my mom wasn’t enjoying it at all. The “spill quiz”, watching “LED Talks” and booping your intern card wasn’t all great for her. She and my dad actually took a break and me and my brother finished the training course by ourselves.
After getting in the car, I asked my mom to rate the experience from 1-10. She responded with a 2. I had known that this was coming, but a 2 was even lower than I was expecting.
From these experiences you can tell that there's a big difference between from me and my mom's rank, and I think it’s because of the general “theme” of the generation.
For Millennials, I think that their generation was meant to be for “exploring”. For that I mean generation has seen the upbringing of the internet, in the invention of the iPhone, laptops, computers, and many other technologies that we take for granted today.
In my moms perspective, the weird core of Omega Mart doesn’t fit with her aesthetic views. She would think that it’s confusing and awkward. Instead, she likes to enjoy very “standard” activities— viewing natural landscapes, and participating in so-called normal events.
I think that Gen Z is about opening up to more things, and building on top of the foundation of the generations before us. Instead of seeing the invention of the internet, we use the internet as a base, and apps such as the Gram, Snapchat, Pinterest, and Tiktok are used to spread our morals and what we think of as “trendy”. I just loved the weird core themed Omega Mart more.
Even though both activities were memorable to me and my mom, it’s clear the difference between our preferences and the liking to each activity. I believe that this difference is actually great, since it shows that we, as the new generation, have grown into a contrasting style which sets us apart from the past.