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"I do not expect to be a mother, but I do expect to die alone"
My first solo exhibition in the UK, presented at Tony's Gallery in London.
Opening reception Thursday 26th January, 6-9pm
Exhibition continues 27th January - 23rd March 2012
Even if you are a little far away, cross to the other side of the pond and come to see how I have created a crocheted mixed media sculptural environment to tell a story.
Dress to the occasion. Don't bring any sharp objects.
...and if you ask me how long it took me to crochet it, you'll have to bring a bottle of Polish vodka to unravel the secret.
Read official PDF press release here
Tony's Gallery
68 Sclater st | London |E1 6HR
0203 5565201
info@tonysgallery.com
www.tonysgallery.com
27th January - 23rd March 2012
Opening Thursday 26th January, 6-9pm
Finding the Gallery:
BY BUS
to Shoreditch High St. routes: 48, 149, 8 and 388
BY TUBE
Nearest stations Shoreditch High St, Liverpool Street, Aldgate East, Old Street.
BY TRAIN to Shoreditch High St. or Old Street stations.
I have been recently listed in the Artinfo article
See the Women Who Shook Up the Art World in 2011alongside Anita Zabludowicz, Marina Abramovic and Mera Rubell and have also been listed in
The 25 most important artists of 2011.
Next projects
The Fashion Barcelona Fair The Brandery
, in collaboration with Concepta, Barcelona, Spain, 27th to 29th of January
Altamura, Bari, Italy, 2nd to 29th February
Synthetic Nature, two person show with David Peterson, Krause Gallery, NYC, 15th March
Intervention and lecture at TEDxWarsaw, Poland, 22nd of March
Katowice Street Art Festival, Poland, 20th to 29th of April
NOVA 2012 festival in Brazil:
SESC Pompeia, São Paulo, 9th to 14th of May
CentoeQuatro Cultural Centre, Belo Horizonte, 15th to 20th of May
Two person show, Flanders Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 1st of June
40 under 40, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, 20th of July to 3rd February 2013
Olek crochets Poland.. finally!
first stop: NO Women, NO Art Festival in Poznan
17-22 Nov, 2011
Second stop: "Otulina", a group exhibition in Kordegarda Gallery, Warsaw
opening reception Dec 1st, 2011
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is bringing my work to SCOPE-Miami, Booth E09
November 29-December 4, 2011
Tues 11/29, 4-8pm | Wed 11/30-Sat 12/3, 11am-7pm | Sun 12/4, 11am-6pm
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is presenting new works by artists Aakash Nihalani, Jason DeCaires Taylor, Olek and WK at SCOPE-Miami Contemporary Art Fair, from November 29-December 4, 2011, during Art Basel Miami Beach. Placing a focus on public art for this program, the gallery will present a series of works that highlight a diverse range of distinct styles, cultural perspectives and unconventional mediums. Each of the four artists selected represent fresh directions in creating work in public space through their innovative vision and inventive use of materials. Photography documenting their interventional imagery, sculpture, and performances convey the transformative effect their work has on its surrounding environment.
"I'm still proud to say what I do for a living"
In support of those who believe in making changes!
Olek and Swoon on PBS!
Many thanks to all who joined me in August for the opening reception of my solo show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery.
The exhibition has received terrific response. I am extremely pleased to share a selection of recent press coverage on the PRESS page of the gallery website
including multiple reviews in such publications as: ARTINFO,The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek/The Daily Beast, The Village Voice,CBS News, Hi-Fructose and more.
Additionally, there are two new profile videos on Olek by FRIENDS WE LOVE and VIMBY.
and if you speak Spanish, here is something for you.
Videos of Olek's recent actions:
Olek on CBS News
Olek covers WALK MAN by Scott Taylor, NYC
New York Magazine about this action: Tompkins Square Park Sculpture Gets Installed, Crocheted, and Defaced in the Space of Three Days
Crochet Grand Piano & Yarninja, NYC
Crocheted object nr 1, Poland
Working Woman in Red: A Portrait
check out later for updates.
August 10th
the bad artists imitate the great artists steal,
solo show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery, NYC
July 21st - September 17th 2011
Make Skateboard, I-20 Gallery, NYC,
opening reception July 14th 2011
Miss Danger On The Loose
, The first all-female street art exhibition, LAB ART Gallery, LASuffolk Deluxe Electric Bicycle, Limited Edition DVD now available
A collaboration with artist Dev Harlan, the DVD contains unpublished animation, stop motion and process work from the installation.
Click here to read more and purchase online direct from the artists!
May 7th
The Festival of Ideas for the New City,
the New Museum, New York, NY
Noon-7pm crocheted mixed-media sculptural environment located in front of the New Museum part ofThe Bushwick Art Parkwith Factory Fresh Gallery
3-6PM - Thank You for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day, 3 hour action created originally for Art in Odd Places:Sign, A festival exploring the odd, ordinary, and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life.
This piece performed 4 times in October by 13 performers outfitted in crocheted wearable sculptures was inspired by a man who wears a uniform and holds a signHold the Handrailin the Taipei, Taiwan metro station. One might laugh, obey, or not. I found the simplicity of the sign interesting, the context both odd and symbolic. How often do we see signs? Do they influence our behavior?...or do we mimic social protocol, sort of follow the herd. This placing of signs intended to open a visual dialogue; a study that attempts to mirror public behavior.
Location: somewhere around Christy and Bowery
Flash: Light, will be a spectacular nigttime environment of temporary, site-specific public art that re-imagines urban space... starts after 8PM at 235 Bowery, NEW MUSEUM
LMCC Open Studio Weekend
May 14th - May 22nd with a reception for the artists on Friday, May 20 from 5-9 pm
LaGuardia Community College Alumni Art Exhibition
The Experimental Space at Reis Studios 43-01 22 Street, Long Island City Queens
Knitting Is for Pus****, Christopher Henry Gallery, 6-9pm
June 7th - the last day of
The Room Is Green, The Sky Is pink, PDC, Design Loves Art, LA
June 18th
Crest Fest, Crest Hardware Art Show, 558 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
June 18th - July 2nd
Sing for Hope's Pop-Up Pianos, NY
Recent selected press:
More Banksy Tributes by Olek, According to G, Feb 28th, 2011
Olek Hoist Yarn Flower Atop 358 Broome, Bowery Boogie, Feb 25th, 2011
One Artist's Bizarre Compulsion To Cover The World In Crochet, the Creators Project, Feb 25th,2011
Style Like U, 2011
Thank you for supporting me in the intense 2010!
to watch the video of Olek crocheting the Charging Bull, please click here
http://vimeo.com/18306137
http://money.cnn.com/2010/12/27/news/economy/crocheted_bull/index.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/slideshow/holiday-sweaters-12383686
I had a very successful solo show at Christopher Henry Gallery that introduced my work to an even bigger audience and brought me tons of press! I was lucky to start the year with a residency at AAI-LES and finish it with another one at Workspace, LMCC.
It was truly a year of guerrilla actions that opened a new path in my crocheted investigations.
I started it with a bike and ended up with the Charging Bull as a Christmas gift to NYC and a tribute to the sculptor of the bull, Arturo di Modica, who in another guerrilla act, placed the bull on Wall Street in Christmas of 1987 as a symbol of the strength and power of the American people
following the 1987 Stock Market crash.
This crocheted cover represents my best wishes to all of us. It will be a great, prosperous year with many wonderful surprises!!!
KNITTING IS FOR PUS****
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Tribeca Performing Center, Dialogues in the Visual Arts
OCD: THE ART OF OBSESSION
Curator: Susan Fleminger
Moderator: Christopher Henry, Christopher Henry Gallery
with artists/panelists Jesse McCloskey, Florent Morellet and Olek.
Wed., November 10 at 7PM, $5. Reception to follow.
BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers St., NYC.
BANZAI � Art and Performance Kaleidoscopic Adventure
Curated by !Muffinhead!! and Eric Schmalenberger
Opening Saturday, November 6th, from 8PM-3AM
Red Lotus Room 893 Bergen Street (Bet. Classon and Franklin) Brooklyn, NY 11238
More Information and tickets at http://www.muffinheadland.com/events.htmlKNITTING IS FOR PUS****
Mixed media sculptural environment on the ground floor, and the work in collaboration with other artists on the first floor. Septemebr 9th - October 17th, 2010 - Christopher Henry Gallery, 127 Elizabeth Street
Bite: Street - Inspired Art and Fashion, Third Streaming
September 8th - November 25th, 2010
Olek-hooked on art!
, Laura Hollick talks to Olek, recorded February 23rd, 2010
To listen, please click here
Conversation with Olek
Audio interview by David, Recorded: Saturday, December 26, 2009, at AAI-RES Rotating Studio Residency in NYC.
Painting to shake hands
for Glow II, Berlin, Germany
April 29th, 30th, May 1st, 2010
Painting to Shake Hands for
Low Lives II, curated by Jorge Rojas - a one-night exhibition of performance-based works transmitted via the internet and projected in real time at numerous venues throughout the U.S.
see more @ http://www.ustream.tv/channel/olek-s-crocheted-painting
Crocheted Windows
ABC No Rio's Ides of March
The Seventh Biennial Building-Wide Exhibition
March 19 - April 9 2010
Opening, March 19th 7-9PM
156 Rivington Street
(between Clinton & Suffolk)
More information here @ http://www.abcnorio.org/events/ides2010.html
November 7th, 2009
100% Acrylic 11.07.09(after Jan van Eyck), Soho 20 Gallery, NYC
I think crochet, the way I create it, is a metaphor for the complexity and interconnectedness of our body and its systems and psychology. The connections are stronger as one fabric as opposed to separate strands, but, if you cut one, the whole thing will fall apart.
Relationships are complex and greatly vary situation to situation. They are developmental journeys of growth, and transformation. Time passes, great distances are surpassed and the fabric which individuals are composed of compiles and unravels simultaneously.
100% Acrylic 11.07.09
(after van Eyck)
presents a journey. . .an unscripted path which two entities, encased by suits of crocheted armor, will travel through Chelsea. With each step taken, the armor will unravel - exposing a new layer to the entity; the history of this shed coat still connected, dragging behind.
I can't really speak to what will be revealed-to know that, you have to find the end of the loosened yarn and follow the performers - live individuals from Jan van Eyck's painting - to their final destination, Soho 20 Gallery.
10.24.09
Thank You for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day,
Art in Odd Places 2009:SIGN, NYC
an annual festival exploring the odd,
ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life.
short film by technology artist from mixed media sculptural environment
10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it
c.v.
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