Toronto Sculptor Gets Political

Excessive media coverage of a butter sculpture of Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford perplexed the 24 year old artist.
Toronto Sculptor Gets Political
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TORONTO—A media flurry over a butter sculpture of Mayor Rob Ford has left its 24-year-old creator bewildered.

Olenka Kleban hadn’t expected the flood of press that turned up for the unveiling Aug 30 at the Canadian National Exhibition, though it was attended by none other than the mayor himself.

“I think it’s a little ridiculous,” Kleban said in a phone interview.

Kleban is a recent OCAD graduate who has been sculpting butter for themed exhibits at the CNE for the past six years since moving to Toronto from Hamilton.

Kristina Skorbach
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Kristina Skorbach is a Canadian correspondent based in New York City covering entertainment news.
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