How has Covid-19 influenced Liu Wei’s artworks? The Chinese contemporary artist on his solo exhibition at Shanghai’s Long Museum West Bund and welcoming the Year of the Ox with Hennessy V.S.O.P

• His provocative artworks, like models of the Colosseum and Guggenheim Museum made from dog treats, established Liu Wei as part of China’s ‘new wave’ art scene
• French Cognac brand Hennessy recently commissioned him to create a painting for its limited edition 2021 releases celebrating the Lunar New Year