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Molly Crabapple (born Jennifer Caban; 1983) [1] is an American artist and writer. She is a contributing editor for VICE and has written for a variety of other outlets, as well as publishing books, including an illustrated memoir, Drawing Blood (2015), Discordia (with Laurie Penny ) on the Greek economic crisis, and the art books Devil in the ...
She was a rebellious goth brat, reading the Marquis de Sade and Oscar Wilde, and found herself inspired by Mexican muralist Diego Rivera and his partner, the artist Frida Kahlo.
- Ron Rosenbaum
- It's OK to Be angry; It's A Step Toward Change
- Never Underestimate Your Worth
- Travel and Get Outside Your Everyday Life
- Surround Yourself with Supportive Women
We are often told to hold our anger in, which only allows it to turn inward and internalize. Molly recognized early on how toxic this mindset was. As she turned to drawing, especially in high school, she realized that "turned outward, anger was restorative." By allowing herself to be angry, she was able to channel that in her work. Even now, readin...
Talking about one's worth — as a individual with your own talents and unique qualities — can be complex. It's a way of tying yourself to your work and over-riding capitalistic structures. When it comes to pursing any artistic endeavor, you may be told to work for exposure with little to no pay at times. It's then you need to rely on your talents an...
France. Italy. Morocco. Those are just the places Molly traveled through when she was 17. But it was at Shakespeare and Company that she found a base to explore her art. There she met other artists of all ages, including a British playwright who wrote a character based on her. She would later adopt this name as her own: Molly Crabapple. In order to...
Perhaps one of the greatest parts of Drawing Blood is the lavish praise Molly showers on her friends. Often friendships between women are portrayed as catty and cruel, and it does a disservice to all of us. While she doesn't shy away from discussing some difficult moments in various friendships, Molly takes the time to shine the spotlight on her fr...
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Nov 29, 2023 · It’s the first time we’ve hung out since I read her critically-acclaimed memoir, Drawing Blood, which charts Crabapple’s unconventional path to success—from her stint as a Suicide Girl to her years as a sideshow performer, walking on glass and swallowing fire to finance her art.
Sep 18, 2021 · On September 16, 2021, we published Molly Crabapple’s essay “ Occupy Memory,” a personal reminiscence about the movement that began—exactly ten years ago—with a protest gathering in Lower Manhattan that led to the occupation of Zuccotti Park.
Molly Crabapple is an artist and writer whose inspirations include Toulouse Lautrec, Diego Rivera and Goya’s The Disasters of War. She is the author of Brothers of the Gun, an illustrated collaboration with Syrian war journalist Marwan Hisham, which was a NY Times Notable Book and long-listed for the 2018 National Book Award.
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Dec 4, 2015 · A biographical note on Dec. 6 with a review of Molly Crabapple’s “Drawing Blood” referred incorrectly to “Wait Till You See Me Dance,” a forthcoming book by the reviewer, Deb Olin Unferth.
