Molly Crabapple
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For the first time ever Molly will be visiting Australia from August 30th – September 4th! Please come by an event and say hi!
Melbourne Writer’s Festival:
September 2nd at 1pm : PROTEST AND REBELLION
Artist Molly Crabapple came to prominence when she was arrested during the Occupy movement. Eliza Vitri Handayani’s From Now On Everything Will Be Different caused controversy in Indonesia for its critical stance on the government. They discuss the power of art as a protest tool.
More info on Protest and Rebellion here.
September 2nd at 8:30pm: DRAWING BLOOD
Molly Crabapple has been called ‘equal parts Hieronymus Bosch, William S Burroughs and Cirque du Soleil’. For over a decade, she’s chronicled our changing world through her art, from Occupy Wall Street to ISIS to Guantanamo Bay – and now, in her memoir-manifesto Drawing Blood.
More info and tickets for Molly Crabapple’s Drawing Blood here.
September 3rd at 10am: THE ARTISTS’ SKETCHBOOKS
How is visual art used to make political statements? In this presentation, Occupy artist Molly Crabapple and Guardian cartoonist First Dog on the Moon will give you a glimpse into their sketchbooks, explaining how they take their artworks from concept to publication.
More info and tickets for The Artists’ Sketchbooks here.
Festival of Dangerous Ideas:
September 4th at 2pm: FROM THE FRONTLINE
In a time of turmoil, what happens when art and politics collide? Molly Crabapple is an artist and journalist who has covered Occupy Wall Street, Guantanamo Bay, migrant workers in Abu Dhabi, the US prison system, and the Syrian civil war. Is it time for art to get out of the galleries and back on to the street?
More info and tickets for From The Frontline here.