CM: Which is your favorite head?
LW: I am a monkey sign, so of course I am fond of the monkey. Actually I don’t have a favorite. All twelve heads are powerful and interesting in their own individual way.
CM: Next time Ai Weiwei is in New York, where do you want to take him to dinner?
LW: Last time Ai Weiwei was in New York we enjoyed a hearty pastrami sandwich in midtown. Ai Weiwei is a genuine New Yorker at heart. Next time he comes to town perhaps we can dine somewhere in the East Village or even Chinatown. It depends on his mood and his appetite!
CM: And what’s next for the “Zodiac Heads”? Would you like to see it in the Summer Palace?
LW: A set of the Zodiac Heads are currently on display at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan. They will be exhibited in other Asian cities too, hopefully one day also to be shown in Beijing. Yes, the Summer Palace would be incredible, but of course it would only occur under the right circumstances, the right political climate, and with total respect to Ai Weiwei.
