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Q. What do you wish you knew? Q. French, the cure for AIDS, and how to deal with male pattern baldness.
Do you believe in the existence of the soul? I believe in the existence of some kind of astral wildlife. I do not believe in the soul though.
With his current show at the Royal Academy (until 13 December), Ai Weiwei’s answers to the frieze ‘Questionnaire’, from Issue 134, October 2010
What could you imagine doing if you didn’t do what you do? Being in a boy band
What do you like the look of? Waves breaking: little ones and big ones
What should change? The notion of beauty
What do you wish you knew? Why I like photography
What do you like the look of? Raw cosmetics
What is art for? It’s a constant reminder of the elusiveness of beauty
Q: What should change? A: Can we banish greed?
What is art for? For art is what
What do you like the look of? The sheep in the meadow
Sophie Calle tells frieze her dream job: secret agent
If you could live with only one piece of art what would it be? This is an impossible question
What is your favourite title of an art work? I can’t think of a good one
Franz Ackermann is an artist living and working in Berlin and Karlsruhe in Germany. He is currently participating in the Tate Triennial in London and will have a solo show at Kunstmuseum Bonn in December 2009.
Q. What do you wish you knew? A. How to spell would be useful
What do you like the look of? My son’s beauty sleep
The artist lives and works in Istanbul and Berlin
What could you imagine doing if you didn’t do what you do? I would be a biologist, a kindergarten teacher or a policewoman