机构:Abstract:This essay focuses on contemporary art in a narrow sense. Chinese contemporary art is closely related with Western art, which promoted the development of domestic art but caused a lose of discourse to a certain extent. By sorting out the concepts, types and characteristics of contemporary art, this paper draws out the lineage of Chinese contemporary art development, analyzes the influence of the West and the dilemma of development, and points out that the sustainable development of Chinese contemporary art needs to be rooted in national culture.