瑞士，心中的印象是明信片上一样美丽的风景，还有马上联想到的是以准确度量岁月著称于世的计时器。精密的制造业将“效率”二字铸就得咄咄逼人。从此，现代人的生活中，无时无刻，不得不面对回望历史指向未来的机械制造物的指示，每看着滴答游走的秒针，常惶惶于“少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲”的古训。

　　瑞士卢塞恩艺术•设计学院教师作品与我院教师作品在新年到来之际一同展出。在此之前，我们没有更多直面瑞士同行们作品的视觉经验，想瑞士同行们看我们的作品也是如此吧。美术馆是艺术流动的驿站，当作品在学院美术馆汇聚一起时，实际上，我们已有预想不到的一丝惊奇——这正是视觉艺术多样化的魅力。将艺术家的才能禀赋融铸一炉，以形态、色彩、空间、平面，动态、静态等物化方式，在呈现过程中转化成各自的品质，表达出一个艺术家的精神沉淀和艺术取向。

　　长江，是亚洲第一大江，蜿蜒流淌6000多公里。展览主题确定为“长江之水流长”——确实意味深长。时间，给予我们机会，也给予我们相互交流的引力。今天，展览在中国湖北美术学院举行，相信这个互动互创的现场，将展现于景色宜人的瑞士——卢塞恩艺术•设计学院。

　　——感谢查尔斯•莫瑟教授、杨星来教授以及他们的同事与我院学报、美术馆和科研处在联络交流筹备展览和出版画集的合作中，表现出的严谨敬业与责任意识，他们的工作效率令人印象深刻。

　　——祝所有参展的艺术家同仁们新年愉快!

　　2009年12月31日

　　【本文原载《长江水流长——中国 湖北美术学院 瑞士卢塞恩艺术与设计学院教师邀请展》前言】

　　The impression of Switzerland in my mind is beautiful scenery like in the postcard and the well-known accurate clock. Precision manufacturing cast the “efficiency” powerfully. Since then, in the modern life people have to face the second hand ticking walk in a terrified state of “a young idler, an old beggar”.

　　The teachers’ works of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and our school’s displayed together in the New Year eve. In the interim we do not have any more visual experience to face Swiss professions’ works. Maybe so do them, when they see our works. Museum is an artistic post house. When the works were come together, in fact, we have an unexpected surprise – it is that the charm of diversified visual arts. Integrating the talents of artists, with the way of shape, color, space, flat, dynamic, static and other physical methods to show their own quality and express an artist’s spiritual precipitation and artistic direction.

　　The Yangtze River is the biggest river of Asia, flowing more than 6000 kilometers. The theme was identified as the 'Flow of the Yangtze River is Long', which is indeed meaningful. Time give us a chance, but also a gravitational interaction. Today, the exhibition is held in China's Hubei Institute of Fine Arts. I believe that interactive site will show the beautiful Switzerland - Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

　　Thank Professor Charles Moser, Professor Yang Xinlai and their colleagues, as well as our staffs of the department of journal, museum and science research. During their cooperation, they are strict and responsible. Their work efficiency impressed me deep.

　　I wish all the participating artists happy New Year!

Xu Yongmin

President of Hubei Institute of Fine Arts