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May 19, 2016
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May 19, 2016
Hi-Fructose Show at Virginia MOCA
Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art May 22 – December 31, 2016 Opening Reception: May 21, 2016 from 8:30 – 11pm Opening Reception Tickets Opening this Sunday, May 22, 2016, the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) will exhibit some of the foremost contemporary artists in Turn the Page:... read more
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November 1, 2014
Recap Greetings From NYC
Last month Jonathan Levine Gallery presented Greetings From New York City, in association with Urban Nation Berlin. The project included a group exhibition featuring works by 12 artists and a large scale public mural by DALeast. Images courtesy of the artist and Henrik Haven. In addition to the mural, 5 artists in the exhibition also created new... read more
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June 27, 2013
Olek in The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/25/garden/williamsburg-design.html?ref=garden&_r=1&#Absolut_Open_Canvas:_Olek
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June 25, 2013
TIME video on Yarnshaw by Olek
In this video, TIME invites you to take a ride on the Yarnshaw—the world’s first crocheted rickshaw—by Olek.
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June 22, 2013
Olek for Absolut Open Canvas
Olek was among several artists invited to participate in Absolut Open Canvas, a public art program taking place from June 22—29, 2013 located at North 6th Street between Kent and Wythe in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. For this special project, Olek has created three new crochet works: a bicycle, a van and a fence that measures 80 feet.... read more
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May 1, 2013
New Yorker Passport to the Arts
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to participate in the 8th Annual Passport to the Arts in partnership with The New Yorker Magazine and Creative Time. The event will take place this Saturday, May 4th, 2013. Passport to the Arts is a celebration of the New York art scene – participants will follow a self-guided gallery... read more
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March 6, 2013
Olek in The Huffington Post
THE HUFFINGTON POST March 6, 2013 Photos and text by: Jaime Rojo & Steve Harrington, Brooklyn Street Art (BSA) For Crochet Street Artist OLEK "The End is Far" For those who follow this sort of thing, street artist Olek has monopolized the category for pink and purple camouflage crochet sculpture on the street. It wouldn’t be a... read more
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February 28, 2013
ARTINFO on Olek, The End Is Far
http://blogs.artinfo.com/artintheair/2013/02/28/heard-it-through-the-art-vine-oleks-kaleidoscopic-crochet-room-at-jonathan-levine/
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February 22, 2013
TIME Magazine interviews Olek
http://style.time.com/2013/02/22/the-creative-mind-qa-with-yarnbombing-artist-olek/
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January 29, 2013
Artforum review mentions Olek
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October 9, 2012
Olek video 2011—2012
This video documents a year of projects created by Olek in locations around the world, from August 2011 through the end of September 2012. The artist is currently raising funds for an ongoing legal case by selling several prints of images of her crochet work. Please visit olekappeal.com for more information on the charges against... read more
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July 10, 2012