Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei has some beef with Lego. Back in September, the company declined to let him place a bulk order for an upcoming Australian art installation he wanted to fashion from Lego, according to a post on his official Instagram account Friday.
"Any individual person can naturally purchase or get access to LEGO bricks in other ways to create their LEGO projects if they desire to do so, but as a company, we choose to refrain from engaging in these activities — through for example bulk purchase," a Lego spokesman told The Wall Street Journal.
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Ai called Lego's response "an act of censorship and discrimination," The Guardian reports. After supporters offered to help him acquire the Lego he needs piecemeal, Ai started setting up designated drop-off points for the blocks in different cities.
A photo posted by Ai Weiwei (@aiww) on Oct 25, 2015 at 11:01pm PDT
“The internet is like a modern church," Ai said at a news conference Monday. "You go and complain to a priest and everybody in the community can share your problems."
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