我第一次见到高名潞,是1996年。那一年,在美国哈佛大学攻读美术史博士的高名潞回国省亲,受艺术家刘彦之邀,光临了我们位于清华北门的驻地。我还清楚地记得高名潞到我工作室的情形,他言词不多,也不怎么看画,而是非常镇定地坐在我那里问了我几个问题。那时候,尽管高名潞已经不做大哥有些年了,但他的威严还在,以至于让我回答他的问题时禁不住有些紧张。 The first time I met Gao Minglu, it was 1996. That year, Gao Minglu returned from his hometown of Harvard University and was invited by artist Liu Yan to visit our station at the north gate of Tsinghua University. I also clearly remember the case of Gao Minglu to my studio. He did not say much and did not look at the picture very much. Instead, he sat very calmly and asked me a few questions. At that time, although Gao Minglu had not been a big brother for some years, his majesty was so great that he could not help but feel nervous when asked to answer his questions.