The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal

Last time we saw Agata Oleksiak, better known as the crochet artist Olek, she was taking on Wall Street’s famous bull. Now she’s taking her yarn-swathed projects to a solo exhibition at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery. The title of the exhibition, The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal, refers to a work created by world-renowned British street artist Banksy for his 2009 Bristol Museum show, in which he carved a quote by Pablo Picasso into stone, crossed out the late artist’s name and replaced it with his own. Olek’s works will be on display until August 27th.

Being a performance artist, Olek’s exhibition didn’t stop with the pieces inside the gallery. She knitted entire head to toe camo-outfits for several people who then became part of her artwork.Out on the streets, shopping carts, bicycles, and even a scissor lift all got the crochet treatment.

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