Thursday, April 28, 2016

Act of Contrition

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/apr/28/lego-sell-bricks-chinese-artist-ai-weiwei-mistake
Toy company chiefs say order was blocked by employee who misinterpreted rule on political neutrality, but deny they were influenced by China concerns

Lego’s vice-chairman has called his company’s refusal to sell its bricks to Chinese artist and activist 艾未未 (Ài Wèiwèi) an “internal mistake”. [Read more].
艾未未 (Ài Wèiwèi) at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia: “I have to make people understand we are not different, we are all created equal”. Photo: Tracey Nearmy/AAP.

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