Hope You Caught This: Olek Strikes With Yarn Again—This Time With Inspiration From Yoko Ono
posted on June 22, 2011 by Gina Hong
Most of you probably remember the joy of seeing this:
or this:
These striking crocheted works by Brooklyn-based Agata Olek are hard to forget.
Now in case you need a refresher on Yoko Ono’s 1964 book Grapefruit, let us remind you that in the book, Ono detailed instructions for a performance piece “Painting to Shake Hands,” in which the artist would shake hands with the public through a hole in a canvas. Imagine the work of Olek and this piece by Ono coming together and you’ve got Olek’s new take on Ono’s piece: “Crocheted Grapefruit” just concluded yesterday at Grand Central, where Olek’s yarn-clad assistants shook hands with strangers. If you were one of these passerby—lucky you!
(credit Olek's twitter)
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