Saturday, May 14, 2011

The year of the...








Rabbit, or the Dragon, or the Snake, or the Horse, or the ... another public art display. This one is in the fountain in front of The Plaza hotel. Now through July 15,  Artist Ai Weiwei's "Zodiac Heads" are on display, inspired by the zodiac heads that graced the Yuanming Yuan fountain from the 18th century. I love the look of them although the Rabbit and the Rat look a little cartoonish -compared to the others.

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