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Lower East Side & East Village

March 16, 2012

Balloons Replace Yarn in Crochet Artist Olek's New Show

Artist Olek's "Synthetic Nature" opens March 15 at the Krause Gallery on Orchard Street.

Lower East Side & East Village

October 03, 2011

Crochet Artist Olek 'Yarn Bombs' Astor Place Cube

Guerilla street artist Olek knit a pink and purple cover for the famous Astor Place "Alamo" cube sculpture early Monday.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 01, 2011

New Tompkins Square Sculpture Uprooted by Vandals Only Days After Installation

Scott Taylor's piece "WALK MAN" was attacked by vandals who knocked the 7-foot-tall piece over.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 01, 2011

New Tompkins Square Park Sculpture Gets Crocheted

Yarn artist Olek covered a new sculpture in Tompkins Square Park in one of her trademark designs.

Downtown

June 21, 2011

Crocheted Hands Ready for a Shake at Wall Street Art Project

"Crocheted Grapefruit," by yarn artist Olek, is based on an idea from Yoko Ono's book.

Lower East Side & East Village

June 16, 2011

Lower East Side Art School Hosts Open House

The Educational Alliance offers summer courses in subjects ranging from ceramics to welding.

Downtown

June 08, 2011

Isaac Mizrahi Designs Sparkly Pink Piano for the Public to Play

Isaac Mizrahi's piano and 87 others will be scattered around the city for the public to play.

Manhattan

February 27, 2011

Yarn Artist to Hit Manhattan in Time for Oscars

Crochet artist Olek will install five pieces throughout the city to support street artist Banksy's work.

Lower East Side & East Village

January 21, 2011

Crochet Artist Olek to Teach Yarn Sculpture on Lower East Side

The artist recently gained attention for crocheting a cover for downtown's bull sculpture.