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Where in the World is Evan Silver? Taco Bell Edition

When it comes to the year-end Holiday Season, Retail Specialist Evan Silver knows how to cast aside all of the distractions in order to get down to business.

During the two-week stretch where people traditionally tend to slack off on their duties, our own Evan Silver was hard at work trudging through two feet of snow to make it to our offices during the city’s sixth largest snowstorm to date.

Below is photographic proof of Silver’s heroics in braving the unforgiving blizzard of 2010 (Although he is not actually in the picture, he has assured us that he was the one who took it).

Somehow, Evan also managed to squeeze in a starring role in Taco Bell’s newest commercial for the Beefy Crunch Burrito loaded with flamin’ hot Fritos chips.

Check it:

Evan Silver, a true American hero.

[Disclaimer: Please disregard the uncanny resemblance, the actor pictured above is not actually Evan Silver]

Does this Bull Look Familiar?

If you’ve been on the internet within the past week, it just might.

Just a few days ago under the cover of night, Polish-born artist and exhibitionist Olek decided to give a makeover to the famed Wall Street Bull by means of crochet  during an impromptu art-expo, pictured above.

Obviously this playful act of “vandalism” set the internet on fire, and the media-coverage ensued, eventually catching the eyes of the folks here at Besen Retail.

Which got us thinking…

A few months ago we posted a few pictures of the interior of the retail space for lease at Tapestry, in East Harlem.  At the time, the vacant space was occupied by No Longer Empty, a cultural organization that arranges and executes artistic exhibits within vacated storefronts all over New York City.

The exhibit, aptly titled Weaving in and Out, consisted of a few familiar living-room fixtures outfitted completely with crocheted yarn, and was created by none other than Olek, the crocheter.

Check out the picture:

Small world, eh?

The complete works of crocheting artist Olek can be found at her website, here.

And here’s a nice article from crushable.com profiling the enigmatic Olek.

-Jerry