Museums around the world have collected donated Lego bricks to support artist Ai Weiwei in his #legosforweiwei drive, with the Art Gallery of Ontario the first collection point in Canada. In supporting Ai Weiwei, we stood united with artists who are experiencing censorship and discrimination around the world.
The collection wrapped up earlier this month, and the AGO recently received a thank you email from the artist:
As you may have heard in the news today, Lego has announced that as of January 1st, 2016, the Lego company no longer asks for the thematic purpose when selling large quantities of Lego bricks for projects.
I am very grateful to the museum for supporting the case by setting up a Lego collection point and all your efforts involved. I would also like to thank everyone who donated Lego bricks to support the freedom of expression and helped to make this happen.
Best,
Ai Weiwei