LEGO ARTIST BUILDS ON SUCCESS IN SYDNEY

NSW has secured the world premiere of renowned New York LEGO brick artist Nathan Sawaya’s latest exhibition, exclusively for Sydney, ahead of the exhibition’s world tour.

On show at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum from November The Art of the Brick: DC Comics sees the world’s pioneer LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya collaborate with Warner Bros and DC Entertainment. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said the exhibition would “bring the characters and stories from DC Comics’ 80-year history to life in large-scale LEGO brick sculptures”.

Destination NSW Chief Executive Officer Sandra Chipchase said Sydney is Australia’s cultural and artistic hub, and a fitting first stop for the world tour of this latest installment in The Art of The Brick series.

“The Art of the Brick exhibitions have been staged in many of the world’s great cities including New York, London, Shanghai and Paris, so this world premiere of The Art of the Brick: DC Comics is another events coup for Sydney,” Ms Chipchase said.

The exhibition will run from November 2015 to May 2016.