Monday, October 26, 2015

Ai Weiwei makes art out of Lego Donation – Today’s News

     
     
     
     
     
 
 
     
 

 
             
         

             
 
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The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei makes art of Lego’s refusal to sell the popular toy for him.

                     
                 

         
 
         
         

             
                 
                 
                 
                     
 

The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei makes art of Lego’s refusal to sell the popular toy for him.

It was the weekend that Ai was denied a large order Lego, with explanatory statement from the Danish company that does not agree that the product is used in “political purposes”. The artist himself called the decision for a rash of “censorship and discrimination,” after which the public stepped in and donated his private Lego Collections him.

Now establishes Ai collection points in a number of cities, and also announced that he intends to make art of the event:

 
        
             

     
     
 

“As a response to Lego’s refusal and the overwhelming public support, Ai Weiwei decided to create a new work to defend freedom of expression and ‘political art’,” he wrote on Instagram.

 

                     

                
         

         
         
     
 
         
         
         
         
 
 
 
 
 
         
     

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