Me and seven other artists were invited by the Rubin Museum of Art to reinterpret the Tibetan Wheel of Life. I’m going to be painting hell! As part of the program, I’ll be speaking with curator Beth Citron this Friday about Tibetan art (I used to practically live at Tibet House when I was in [...] Continue reading
I’m delighted to have illustrated Dangerous Liaisons for The Graphic Cannon. Editor Russ Kick was an old inspiration of mine, whose books were partially responsible for sending me down the path of rebel teenage weirdness “In what looks to be the graphic publishing literary event of the year, Seven Stories Press will publish the first [...] Continue reading
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Friend and renowned editorial photographer Bill Wadman came over and shot these amazing portraits of me. Check out his work at On Taking Pictures
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for the Occupy Wall Street General Strike on May Day. Inspired by the London matchgirls’ strike of 1888, and the dual meaning of the verb “to strike”
by me and John Leavitt
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Comics Alliance posted an exclusive preview from the Week in Hell book. More pics on their site
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Spent twelve days away, in London, Paris, and Angouleme. Returned ridiculously inspired. In tribute to the “rich kids breaking things for no reason” club at Oxford. Because I have been spending too much time in London. Drawings of new friends To commemorate a dinner in Paris that included three beautiful redheads and a game of [...] Continue reading
cover photo by Clayton Cubitt The Art of Molly Crabapple Volume 1: Week in Hell is up for pre-order! The journey of Week in Hell from crazy idea on how to spend my birthday to mad week long art binge to art book put out by IDW is something that fills me with all sorts [...] Continue reading
We have 3 remaining prints of our February silkscreen of the month available. Great Valentines gift. Fancy gold ink and gradations and silkscreen coolness by Melissa Dowell
Buy it here.
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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.
