OKOK Gallery
Categories: Hobby Shops, Museums, Art Galleries [Edit]
Neighborhood: Ballard5107 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107 (206) 789-6242
- Hours:
Tue-Thu 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sun 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
25 Reviews for OKOK Gallery
Neat urban art both from local artists and international ones. They also sell plush & vinyl toys, clothes, and a variety of other interesting items a la Giant Robot.
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I get these emails telling me about upcoming exibits and openings and they always look so cool. Really cool space and artists. I wish I wasn't such a lazy bastard though and actually came here more often. I'm gonna try harder. God, sometimes I can't be SUCH a flake you know? What the hell is wrong with me? WHAT?
I know, I know.
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If I could live here, I would.
I now own the fish-eye camera of my dreams. And have my eye on several plastic inessentials (as a professional purveyor of plastic inessentials, this says A LOT!) I've yet to see a piece of art on the walls that I didn't consider selling the good half of my liver for.
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OK OK DRIVES ME CRAZY!
I want to buy every single thing in the store and decorate my room with it! ESPECIALLY THE ART!
... but I can't.
Apparently there is no bigger turn off to the intellectual, professional, graceful woman of my dreams then a plastic smoking Sasquatch doll staring at her in the morning!
I know because I had to throw one away so shut up.
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This is exactly what Ballard needed. Thanks for the great Art.
Supper cool Ballard gallery. Sometimes they do live music shows where you can sit and chill on the floor, listen to amazing music and browse awesome art! They are always updating their displays. Be on the look out to for random toys and clever gifts.
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If you're a fan of Giant Robot, Uglydolls, Be@rbrick, or KidRobot, OKOK is definitely the place to go. This place is fabulous, and the staff is great. The art exhibitions here never fail to disappoint. OKOK is a great place to find unique items with a sense of wit and nostalgia for the Gen-X set.
EDIT on 6/9/07: Turns out that OKOK has gotten rid of the vinyl toys and are concentrating solely on the gallery. Still, it's a great place to check out art.
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Wow. This place is AMAZING. I *guess* it's a toy shop, but that's like calling an escort a hooker.
The toys/figurines/plastic art in this place is so bizarre it makes me want to marry it. Fuckin' Republicans can't deal with my non-traditional love-style, though.
The back half of this place is an art gallery, and when I stopped in today they were setting up some amazing black and white pastel-ish stuff. This place is seriously rad, and I will be going to their monthly art exhibitions.
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OKOK is a haven from the gridlock and urban wreckage that Ballard is becoming. Turn off your cellphone, lose that wrist watch and breathe deeply when you enter OKOK. Lose yourself in their assortment of books, toys and original art. OKOK is the perfect temporary antidote to the cancerous condominium growth north of the ship canal. It won't stop the nastiness but it will make it more bearable.
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Strange Toys. Cool Books. Art.
I'm sold.
I kinda wish they had a bar to hang out in.
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I seriously love toys and books but once I got there I was all about the art. Excellent aesthetic. I'll be stopping by my next visit up north. I'm on the mailing list and two states away.
I don't particularly care for the hipster set and tend to veer far away from things that they consider awesome. But thankfully that inner design snob and graffiti lover in me shouted louder than that hipster hater in me and forced me to visit OKOK.
Seeing toys by some favorite comic artists like Gary Panter and Jim Woodring made me feel at home and the exhibits made me want to stay. A lovely place to spend an afternoon, but I still suspiciously looked around the room expecting the swell of hipsters to reveal their zombie faces and start to devour me as I beat them over the head with cool art.
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First off, let it be known that the pictures here are from OKOK's previous location in Capital Hill. The new location is much bigger, with a somewhat forboding entrance.
I loved the stock they had before but since visiting after the re-location, I was seriously disappointed. Maybe I visited on an off time. This store is still more than one could hope in this town that needs more urban vinyl, but they have a ways to go.
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Fun place to visit and check out modern art, plus cool books and toys. I went here during the Ballard Art walk and it was crawling with people. There was a DJ and the space is laid out well enough that there could've been dancing, but I think I was a little too early for that. In any case, it seemed as though there were a lot of artists there who were more than eager to tell you where the after parties are. What a great place to network if you like to meet new people!
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A gem! Perfect new location for this artfully done shop/gallery. Great shows and thoughtfully stocked.
OKOK transforms Ballard into an actual destination! I love this store! I don't consider myself to be much of a "consumer", however I actually try to stay away from this place because I'm likely to spend a ton of moolah there.
You'll never have to grow up with OKOK!
The best art gallery in Seattle. Super cool people.
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Can't find a gift for the person who neither wants nor needs anything? Buy them something totally random and awesome at OkOk. The stock is constantly changing and there are monthly meet-the-artist events. This place is as much a store as a showcase for new and interesting art.
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If you've ever seen an "ugly doll" and wanted one then you need to go here. This small two room store seems like a corner of the Moma gift shop with unique gifts for that friend of yours who is so cool you never know what to buy them. They have unique clothing too! The prices are the same as they would be in a museum gift store but some of this stuff is so rare that it is worth it... just go check it out!... OK?
I'm in love with this store, since I have several dolls from this place of my own. They are really tiny, but the place is full of heart and a really cool indie toy vibe. The items they offer are unique and some stuff I doubt you would find anywhere else. Pricewise, it's definitly fair as well.
Super cute, tiny little gift shop just off Broadway on Capitol Hill. Ugly Dolls, hard-to-find toys, and anything for the hard to shop for kid and kid at heart. There always seem to be Cornish students shopping in here, too on break from Kerry Hall. AND! They feature cool works from local artists - always worth dropping in once in a while.
stumbled into this place when it was on capitol hill because of the sunshine buddy display.
went back in later for more and the owner rememered me.
great little mom and pop urban vinyl toy store.
sad its not near me anymore, but my wallet is happier.
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This space is so much more amazing now that it is in it's Ballard location. Capitol Hill was great, but didn't allow for the art and installations that the Ballard location affords. And for that, I'm happy as a clam. The artists featured are truly unique and nothing you'll find at the typical spots in Seattle. Toshi Asai, Jen Corace (they have a print of hers right now that is so cool), Tra Shelhtrow, Marcel Dzama, Parskid. All amazing. Wish they'd get more Brendan Monroe too. The toys are a treat. I'm a huge fan of toys and trinkets for adults. Yeah, I'm the guy who still has his Lego's from childhood and still plays with them. So the cool stuff here is icing on the cake.
Especially great is the fact that this is not some stuck up gallery. The owner is one of the most friendly guys on the planet. And I LOVE that you can get a cool gift for as little as 5 bucks or as much as 2500. There is really a range for everyone.
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Okok always manages to put a smile on my face :)
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Best Gallery in town....hands down!
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