Olek is the prolific crochet artist known best for disrupting public spaces by swathing dull stone, concrete, and brick with enormous, sometimes intricate yarn hoods. While she’s…
Photos + Video: At Moth Ball, Louis C.K. Talks About Finding Himself in Moscow
Last night, Supermans, Batmans, and many Gothamites in sequined capes filled Capitale for The Moth’s superhero-themed gala. In its fourteenth year, The Moth Ball celebrated storytellers…
The Brooklyn Artists Ball Had It All: Crocheted Skulls, Foam Butts, and Padma
“Doesn’t every day celebrate Brooklyn artists?” joked Manhattan-based artist John Gordon Gould at yesterday evening’s Brooklyn Artist Ball. Be that as it may, the decadent…
Olek Swaddled a Car in Yarn, and That Was Really Just the Beginning of Open Canvas
This past weekend, North 6th Street exploded with energy as more than 20 artists chosen by Absolut’s Open Canvas Initiative transformed a Williamsburg block of…