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Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 21:37:24 GMT
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If I remember correctly, lego had some involvement with that artist. The
artist misled (maybe another word is better) lego such that they were shocked
when they saw his creation. I know a lot of people complained. Here's what I
found in dejanews:
:: A model of a Nazi concentration camp built out of bricks by a
Polish artist was condemned by the company as "terrible taste" even though it
had provided the Lego free under a worldwide programme
to encourage artists to use its product.
Looks like Ken Rice still has the pictures up:
http://users.erols.com/kennrice/
Sorry if this reopens old wounds.
BTW: I'm inclined to believe that the new train sets are not a hoax. I
remember everyone being convinced that the canopy on the x-wing was non-lego.
I could be a hoax, but I think it's much more likely to be real.
brian
In lugnet.trains, Ed McGlynn writes:
> ...wasn't there an artist who generated a bit of controversy when he created a
> mock up of a LEGO set under the theme of a WWII era concentration camp? That
> was kicked around on r.t.l a couple of years back, and I may not be recalling
> it correctly and with enough detail at this point. However, I seem to • remember
> some people trying to pass it off as a real set, thus the hoax connection. • The
> artist's intention was probably not to create a prank, but rather an artistic
> expression (which I found distasteful, by the way). If we don't remember it,
> he failed to impress, I guess.
>
> Ed
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| (...) low (...) not. (...) I concurr. (...) ...wasn't there an artist who generated a bit of controversy when he created a mock up of a LEGO set under the theme of a WWII era concentration camp? That was kicked around on r.t.l a couple of years (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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