「不同意做政治作品」 艾未未訂樂高積木遭拒

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕中國異議藝術家艾未未正準備在澳洲的展覽，打算使用樂高積木完成一件藝術作品。然而他9月份向樂高公司訂購，卻遭到拒絕，理由是「不同意用樂高積木做政治作品」。

艾未未日前在Instagram上揭露這個消息，他表示自己的工作室9月時向樂高公司訂購樂高積木，用於將在澳洲維多利亞國家美術館（National Gallery of Victoria）展出的藝術品創作上。然而樂高公司在本月21日回覆，他們「不同意使用樂高積木做政治作品」。艾未未後來再發一張照片，是將樂高積木丟入馬桶當中。他提到這系列作品從6月開始規劃，需要大量的樂高積木，主題是「安迪沃荷 / 艾未未」（Andy Warhol / Ai Weiwei），其創作概念會涉及言論自由。

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「我們是為了激發和培養明天的建設者。」艾未未引樂高公司的這句話來諷刺，指樂高公司對世界各地的孩子很有影響力。然而樂高卻拒絕販售產品給藝術家，這是個具有審查和歧視意味的舉動。

據《BBC中文網》引述《衛報》報導，樂高公司證實確實因為政治理由拒絕提供產品給艾未未，但強調這絕非特例，公司選擇拒不參與這類活動。樂高集團發言人特朗巴克（Roar Rude Trangbæk）說：「當我們接獲捐助或支持項目的邀請時——例如是有可能大量採購樂高積木——而我們又知悉其涉及政治含義，我們就會婉拒支持。」

不過艾未未在PO文之後，引來關注。不少網友表示願意捐出手上的樂高積木，紛紛詢問應該寄到哪裡。另外中國維權律師劉曉波則在推特上表示，「拒絕供貨？提起訴訟告樂高公司呀。」

艾未未Instagram：

In September Lego refused Ai Weiwei Studio's request for a bulk order of Legos to create artwork to be shown at the National Gallery of Victoria as "they cannot approve the use of Legos for political works." On Oct 21, a British firm formally announced that it will open a new Legoland in Shanghai as one of the many deals of the U.K.-China "Golden Era."

Ai Weiwei（@aiww）張貼的相片 於 2015 年 10月 月 23 6:04上午 PDT 張貼

"We're here to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow" （twitter.com/LEGO_Group） In June 2015 Ai Weiwei Studio began to design artworks which would have required a large quantity of Lego bricks to produce. The works were planned for the exhibition "Andy Warhol / Ai Weiwei" at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, to open in December 2015. The artworks' concept relates to freedom of speech. The museum's curatorial team contacted Lego to place a bulk order and received Lego's reply via email on 12 September 2015: "We regret to inform you that it is against our corporate policy to indicate our approval of any unaffiliated activities outside the LEGO licensing program. However, we realize that artists may have an interest in using LEGO elements, or casts hereof, as an integrated part of their piece of art. In this connection, the LEGO Group would like to draw your attention to the following: The LEGO trademark cannot be used commercially in any way to promote, or name, the art work. The title of the artwork cannot incorporate the LEGO trademark. We cannot accept that the motive（s） are taken directly from our sales material/copyrighted photo material. The motive（s） cannot contain any political, religious, racist, obscene or defaming statements. It must be clear to the public that the LEGO Group has not sponsored or endorsed the art work/project. Therefore I am very sorry to let you know that we are not in a position to support the exhibition Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei by supplying the bulk order." Ai Weiwei Studio was informed by NGV about Lego's rejection of the bulk order. As a commercial entity, Lego produces and sells toys, movies and amusement parks attracting children across the globe. As a powerful corporation, Lego is an influential cultural and political actor in the globalized economy with questionable values. Lego's refusal to sell its product to the artist is an act of censorship and discrimination.

Ai Weiwei（@aiww）張貼的相片 於 2015 年 10月 月 24 3:14下午 PDT 張貼