Sex in the Comics, a French documentary on erotic comics, directed by Joelle Ooserlinck, with interviews with R. Crumb, Zep, Milo Manara and others, hosted by a (dubbed, mini-skirted) me. Broadcast January 28th, 8pm, on ARTE

SURPRISE: Free Vampire Squid Sketches @ Occupy Wall Street!

Dear comrades, today I’ll be doing FREE sketches at Liberty Park in support of Occupy Wall Street. Come by and get your signed drawing of a top-hatted cephalopod representing the banking class.

TODAY, Sunday, October 2nd
5-7pm (or until supplies run out)
@
Liberty Park (Broadway and Liberty.  Map here), NYC
near the Library (if you haven’t been to the park yet, its on the northeast corner)

Please bring blankets, food, tarps, or other donations for the brave folks occupying the park.  You can see what’s needed HERE

Please repost/RT.  Can’t wait to see you guys

If you’re not in NYC, you can find out about an occupation in your city at Occupy Together or Donate to Occupy Wall Streete

I'm so excited to be visiting London, one of my favorite cities in the world, in a few days! I'll be creating a special, giant backdrop for Dr. Sketchy's London (an astounding fucking branch, btw, that continuously inspires us in New York to up our game), and I really hope I get to see some of my UK fans.

Get yee some tickets!

Dr. Sketchy’s London
Presenting…. A Sketchy Indulgence!

Featuring: Chocolat, CherryShakewell
& Luscious Luke
Hosted by Ophelia Bitz

With Special guest appearance from
Dr. Sketchy’s founder Molly Crabapple

Royal Vauxhall Tavern
372 Kennington Lane
London
SE11 5HY

8pm – 11pm (doors 7pm)

£10 advance £15 on the door

Musician Kim Boekbinder is redefining the concept of touring with her pre-sold tour, but she needs you to back it! As a bonus, I’ll be doing a unique poster for every city on the tour that’s successfully funded, so backers get exciting new Molly Art

Seriously, Kim is a genius rockstar and one of my dearest friends. BACK THIS OR ELSE!

Moleskine Drawing Jam at Bloomingdale’s 59th street featuring: Molly Crabapple,

This Saturday, I’m going to be at Bloomingdales customizing covers for Moleskine.  Each one will be a different gold drawing of octopii, libraries, and our model, the fantastically dapper Giovanni James.

You’re very much invited to draw him along with me

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Moleskine Drawing Jam at Bloomingdale’s 59th street location in Manhattan, featuring: Molly Crabapple, founder of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art-school

Join Moleskine® on Saturday, June 11th, from 2-5pm, for a special in-store event. Bring your notebooks and sketch from a live model with Molly Crabapple, founder of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art-school. Molly’s drawings will decorate the covers of large Moleskine notebooks, which will be given as a gift to anyone who makes a $30 in-store purchase from the Moleskine collection during the event. Molly will lead everyone that attends in a game that pairs the live model with a series of fantastic objects to inspire the sketching.

Saturday, June 11th, 2-5pm

Bloomingdale’s
1000 3rd. Ave., New York, NY
Located on 1st fl in the men’s accessories department, entrance on the 3rd avenue side

I’m taking part in a panel discussion this Saturday on women, muses, and paintings. Expect me to talk alot about my favorite, Manet’s Olympia, which is all confrontation in a pearly pink package. My panel goes from 4:30-5:30. Hope to see you, and ask me questions!

Academic Symposium: From Portraits to Pin-ups: Representations of Women in Art and Popular Culture
Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

In conjunction with the exhibition Lorna Simpson: Gathered, this symposium will explore the implications of female artists using images of women in their work, the relationship between popular culture and fine art, connections between women’s history and contemporary art, perceptions of race and gender, and representations of beauty. Dr. Wendy Steiner will speak on concepts of beauty, a panel of graduate students will present current research, and a panel discussion with comedian Erica Watson, drag king Shelly Mars, and illustrator Molly Crabapple will follow.

Hi Comrades,

Next week I’m doing an insane, gigantic art installation at the Standard, New York. For five days I’m creating five giant paintings on the themes of labor, war, truth, money and revolution- but with squid and animals in funny hats. It’s for the PEN World Voices Festival for International Literature, chaired this year by Salman Rushdie.

I dearly need my friends, fans, and hot girls and boys of the demimonde to keep me company during this art martyrdom. So if you ever wanted to meet me, now’s the time. You are highly, highly encouraged to come in costume.

Much love, and hope to meet you,

Molly

WHERE: the Plaza of The Standard, New York
848 Washington Street (btw 10th and 11th ave, 1 block south of 14th street)

WHEN: April 25,
3:00-6:00- Plaza at The Standard, New York
10-12am- Top of The Standard

April 26-29
1-7 pm
the Plaza of The Standard, New York

For PEN Festival, Molly Crabapple Creates Living Art Installation at the Standard Hotel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Artist Molly Crabapple will spend 5 days as a living installation in the Plaza of the Standard, New York as part of the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, chaired this year by Salman Rushdie. Molly’s work will engage the human rights element that distinguishes PEN as one of the world’s most prestigious literary festival

Molly will, over the course of 5 days, create 5 giant paintings. The paintings, which form a loose narrative, use swirling detail, allegorical animals and Rube Goldberg machines to tell a story of dictatorship, wealth and freedom. Over the five days, Molly will be joined by muses from New York’s demimonde, and will create her art in view of the public.

Molly’s paintings will be auctioned at the end of the festival to support the PEN Foundation’s work.

This year, the Festival has formed a partnership with The Standard, New York and Friends of the High Line. The High Line will become both the literal and metaphorical spine of the Festival, with many events taking place on and around this Manhattan landmark and at the hotel. The Standard, New York and the High Line will both serve as the Festival’s hubs.

Molly will paint in the Plaza of The Standard, New York from April 25-29 (with breaks to paint at The Top of The Standard, and The Chelsea Piers).

Find a complete schedule at PEN’s website: http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/1096

This coming weekend I’m going to be a guest at Stumptown Comics Festival in Portland, Oregon. I’ll be speaking about my work on Sunday at 5pm, doing some signings, and creating a giant drawing installation during the con.

I’ve never been to Portland before. What shouldn’t I miss?

Here’s where to find me:

* Social Media Is Science Fiction
Sunday 13th March 9:30am to 10:30am
Place TX Ballroom 1, 2nd floor (floor plan), Hyatt Regency Austin
Speakers Annalee Newitz, Charlie Jane Anders, Matt Thompson, Maureen McHugh, Molly Crabapple

What do science fiction stories tell us about how social networking and user-generated content will evolve? How it will affect us as a civilization? Futurists and SF writers will explore real possibilities for the next fifty years of social media – and debunk bad futurism that predicts either total abundance or complete apocalypse.

* Dr. Sketchy’s Takes SXSW
Sunday, March 13 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Swan Dive
615 Red River Street
Austin, TX

On March 13th, the Austin branch is proud to welcome the founder of Dr. Sketchy’s, Molly Crabapple, to Texas. To celebrate, Dr. Sketchy’s Austin is hosting a very special drawing session which venerates one of Crabapple’s most powerful illustrations, the Reverse Mermaid. The Reverse Mermaid is a curious creature, oddly beautiful with a fish’s head and shapely human legs.

Burlesque performers Crimson Skye (London) and Sass E Delure (Seattle) will model costume sculptures created by artist Aaron Flynn (Austin). Flynn will be creating two costumes for the event, one for the Mermaid and one for the Reverse Mermaid. Artists at the session will have a rare chance to sketch models wearing unique sculptures at the fabulous Swan Dive venue in Austin.

Tickets are $10

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other great panels to check out? Offline America, Why We Have A Digital Divide (Jessamyn West), The End of Shame (Cindy Gallop, Melissa Gira Grant), Keynote: Christopher “Moot” Poole, Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted-Not! (Richard Nash)

Greg “Craola” Simkins is curating a group show at Gallery 1988, where over 100 artists interpreted the anti-hero of Watership Down.  I really enjoyed making my piece “Night and Day.”