Dorothy Grebenak at Allan Stone Projects

This hooked rug manhole cover by the late Dorothy Grebenak is a handmade homage to a ubiquitous sight on New York City streets. Completely at odds with its cold, hard real-world counterpart, this textile manhole cover takes Pop art in a homey direction. (At Allan Stone Projects in Chelsea through April 22nd.)

Dorothy Grebenak, Con Edison Co, 31 ½ x 31 ½ inches, wool, c 1964.