NERO (2021)

Nero is a sculpture made of plastic, measuring 15.04 x 10.32 x 3.7 inches.

ARTIST STATEMENT

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the arrested alleged Capitol riot leader Robert Morss, 27, had a “fully constructed U.S. Capitol Lego set” in his Pittsburgh home. As of today, it is unclear if the man had used the set in preparation for the January 6 2021 riot in Washington D.C.

Read the full FBI charging documents (June 10 2021).

Relevant passage from FBI Court Documents:

Along with a notebook containing step-by-step instructions on how to create a “hometown militia,” FBI agents seized a “fully constructed U.S. Capitol Lego Architecture set” from the Pennsylvania man [Robert Morss, 27] indicted last month for his alleged leadership role in the January 6 insurrection, according to court records. Source: The Smoking Gun