London art gallery installs car in Weiwei Lego drive

[WorldNews]

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One of Britain's most prestigious art institutions installed an old car Friday as a collection point for Lego block donations, after the toy company refused to supply Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The children's toy became embroiled in controversy when Ai said its manufacturer had refused to supply him directly as it "cannot approve the use of Legos for political works". The move triggered an outpouring of offers of Lego blocks from the public, prompting Ai to set up collection points in London, Beijing, Berlin and Melbourne.

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