The CART Department has organized an exhibition titled 'Ai Weiwei LEGO Story' at Free Parking in New York, running from April 24 to May 3, 2026. The show presents a focused selection of the artist's brick-based works, including pieces from his Zodiac and After series and his BMW art car, highlighting accumulation and repetition as core methods.
The exhibition traces the origin of Ai Weiwei's use of LEGO bricks to a 2015 controversy where the company refused a bulk order for a politically charged project. This refusal sparked a global donation campaign, allowing the works to be completed. The show frames the medium within broader narratives of censorship, collective production, and participatory art, examining how material choice itself becomes a statement on resistance and community support.