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Artist Ai Weiwei banned from using Lego to build Australian artwork
- seesomesense 11y agoAi Weiwei produces his art for political reasons. If he was a Ghanian or Inuit artist, he would have been ignored by the wider world. Since his art attacks China, and that suits us just fine, he receives adulation. This is similar to the praise given to every third rate anti-Soviet artist of Russian origin, during the Cold War.
- Lordarminius 11y ago"Ai Weiwei produces his art for political reasons...." And what is wrong with that? Do you perhaps labor under the impression that China is a land of song, flowers and boundless prosperity? He risks his life and comfort to show us a dark and evil side of China which would otherwise be ignored. People like Ai Wei-wei serve an essential function, moving humanity forward in dignity while it makes material progress.
- dang 11y agoUrl changed from http://www.widewalls.ch/ai-weiwei-lego-ban/ http://www.widewalls.ch/ai-weiwei-lego-ban/, which copies this.
- kseistrup 11y agoIf Ai Weiwei posted his p.o.box address on e.g. Twitter, I'm sure he would soon have more than enough Lego for his project.