Last Call with Carson Daly
Last Call with Carson Daly _ Molly Crabapple by hulu Talking about Anonymous and Occupy like an uber-caffeinated New Yorker, on network TV.
Yearly Archives: 2013
Friends of NYCC
New York Communities for Change is one of the most badass organizations in New York. These guys unionize fast food workers, fight stop-and-frisk, did serious relief work during Hurricane Sandy, and are the essence of solidarity not charity. Honored to … Continue reading
New VICE Column: Why Draw Pictures
Women are looked at. But as an artist, I had permission to look back. Where the respectable avert their gaze, artists stare. In the Renaissance, we dissected bodies in order to grasp the workings of a shoulder joint. We drew … Continue reading
Shell Game: CreativeCommons release
My first major solo show, SHELL GAME, closed last Tuesday. Shell Game was covered by the New Republic, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, Wired, Reuters, the American Reader and many more. The openings were attended by hundreds of people –– many … Continue reading
Blick Love
Blick Art Supply has been a long time sponsor for my work. They provided their signature markers in 2011 so I could cover the yards and yards of wall in Week in Hell and recently they provided materials for the … Continue reading
Press for Shell Game
Now that Shell Game is over, and I’m emerging from post-art, post-party coma, I’m rounding up some of the frankly stellar press we got. ________________________________________________________________________________ …she often gets Hieronymus Bosch comparisons. But if you showed most Bosch paintings to a … Continue reading
Shell Game Prints for Sale
A limited number of prints of the Shell Game watercolours are available at my Etsy shop. 17″ x 22″ on Canson art paper, signed and numbered, only 25 of each.
Shell Game VIP Opening
Photos from the VIP opening of Shell Game, by Steve Prue.
Shell Game opens Sunday, April 14th!
The paintings have been moved into the space & Shell Game is almost ready to be unveiled! Please join me on Sunday, April 14th for the public opening at Smart Clothes Gallery in Manhattan from 7-10pm. All 9 finished paintings, … Continue reading
Reddit AMA today at 2pm EST
At 2pm EST I’ll be answering questions at Reddit.com’s AskMeAnything thread. Please stop by! http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1bo9lw/i_am_molly_crabapple_an_artist_who_documents/
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I'm Molly Crabapple, an artist and writer in New York. My art show, Shell Game, was covered by press including New Republic, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, Wired, and The American Reader. My work can be found in the permanent collections of the New York Historical Society, the Rubin Museum of Art, and the Groucho Club. I've published several books, including Discordia (with Laurie Penny), and the forthcoming Straw House. I write a monthly column for VICE, and my essays have appeared at CNN, The Paris Review and Jacobin.
