Tony's

 (http://www.tonysgallery.com/)

The current exhibition is by OLEK entitled "I do not expect to be a mother but I do expect to die alone" Open 27th January - 23rd March. Which is her first solo exhibition the Polish Born, New York based artist is renowned for her crocheted yarn works which she uses indoors and on the streets. In this exhibition the artist has covered an entire room in crochet. Her work is both rich in colour and in metaphors, there are explicit messages crocheted into objects that reveal her position as a female in the art world which is inclined to have a sexist opinion. Text-based pieces are actual representations of SMS messages sent to the artist, an insight into her intimate and past relationships. You become a viewer of the artists personal history as she touches upon modern day concerns such as privacy, technology and communication. 

At a first glance I wasn't too keen on the general aesthetics of the artists work, although very impressed at the scale and ideas behind it all. The experience of the exhibition was also impressive, upon arrival you were asked to either cover your shoes or take them off so you could inspect the exhibition space in an intimate way. You notice objects and texts originally out of sight and you begin to experience the work rather than the norm of spectating. 


Tony. (2012). OLEK. Available: http://www.tonysgallery.com/?p=797. Last accessed 6th Apr 2012.