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Astor Place Cube Latest to Get a Crocheted Cozy [UPDATED]

by Hrag Vartanian on October 3, 2011

Bernard Rosenthal's "Alamo" (1967) gets the Olek treatment. (photo courtesy Alex Sarkesian)

Is there anything Olek won’t crochet? Is anyone or thing safe from her maniacal need to cover things up? Another question we’re pondering, do we like Bernard Tony Rosenthal’s “Alamo” (1967) better this way? Hmmm …

Olek is so gangsta she has a video of the making of. Another thing, Astor Place isn’t exactly a low-traffic area. How did the cops not see her do this?

Gothamist has some nice pics of the installation.

UPDATE: It has already been taken down:

Olek's Astor Pl piece has already been taken down /@: …and now, minutes later, a guy is cutting it off http://t.co/Rd8gm8HT
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  • http://twitter.com/mofiorella mo fiorella

    Hm, I wonder if NYPD isn’t concerned with other things atm? Prime time for some friendly vandalism.

    • http://hragv.com Hrag Vartanian

      LOL

  • Allison C. Meier

    I actually just saw Olek herself taking photographs of the knitted cube. Here’s a photo from this morning as I was walking to work.

    • http://hragv.com Hrag Vartanian

      Nice, I like this one better than when she covered up the Wall Street bull.

      • Allison C. Meier

        It also oddly works well with the weird Flaming Cactus color cable tie installation on all the poles in Astor, which I didn’t think was possible for anything.

  • Anonymous

    :( Already removed, unfortunately. http://twitpic.com/6upmom

  • Tara Hart

    It’s Tony Rosenthal, not Bernard…

    • http://hragv.com Hrag Vartanian

      Hi wiki page says Bernard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Rosenthal

      • Tara Hart

        Actually that link confirms that he should be credited as Tony, not by his birthname of Bernard.

        You can also check here if you need further confirmation:  http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANServlet?english=Y&find=tony+rosenthal&role=&page=1&nation=

        I just noticed because I’ve had to credit him the past, just being helpful :)

        • http://hragv.com Hrag Vartanian

          I don’t mind changing it, but I didn’t think the link pointed that out clearly at all. It just suggests he likes to be called Tony but his official name is Bernard.

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