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The relationship between art and brand is not free of contradictions. Both raise expectations and are a powerful medium of impact creating. The recent fight of the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei with Lego gathers a bulk of various reactions and is gradually transforming into an art project and object.

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http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/heres-how-ai-weiwei-is-fighting-legos-censorship

 

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3052735/is-lego-wrong-for-refusing-to-sell-to-ai-weiwei?utm_source=facebook

 

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/oct/26/ai-weiwei-lego-bricks-censorship-refusal-china