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The Art of the Brick, the city’s newest exhibit by Nathan Sawaya takes an ordinary child’s toy, LEGO and takes it to a whole other level including his reimagined versions of classics such as Rodin’s The Thinker, Michelangelo’s David and Van Gogh’s Starry Night. He even has a new piece he created especially for the San Francisco exhibit.<\/p>\n

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