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Massive Lego creation joins Aga Khan Museum’s collection
Made of 100,000 Lego pieces, the sculpture is an Afrofuturist reimagining of an ancient West African trade hub
By Julia Mastroianni
Courtesy of Aga Khan Museum
The 30-square-foot sculpture of 100,000 Lego pieces will be a permanent part of Aga Khan Museum s collection.
A sculpture made of approximately 100,000 Lego pieces by Toronto artist Ekow Nimako is the newest edition to Aga Khan Museum’s permanent collection.
The sculpture, titled Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE, is Nimako’s Afrofuturist reimagining of a West Saharan trade hub. It was originally the centrepiece for the Building Black: Civilizations exhibition the museum commissioned Nimako to create. ....

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