Anna Delvey Unveils Surreal NYC Art Show of Sketches Drawn in Prison: ‘My Narrative From My Perspective’
Variety, May 19, 2022: Anna Delvey Unveils Surreal NYC Art Show of Sketches Drawn in Prison: ‘My Narrative From My Perspective’
“‘I’m a masterpiece! I’m a masterpiece! Look at me, I am Anna,’ shouted drag queen Yuhua Hamasaki as she riled up the crowd in full Anna Delvey garb at the imprisoned fake heiress’ one-night-only solo art exhibit. Hamasaki’s over-the-top impression of the subject of Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix limited series ‘Inventing Anna’ was just the start of a surreal experience put on by the Founders Art Club and Delvey’s art dealer, Christopher Martine, at New York City’s Public Hotel on Thursday night.
“Titled ‘Allegedly,’ the collection featured 20 pieces of art that were drawn by Delvey, legal name Anna Sorokin, herself from Orange County Correctional Facility in New York. Before the work was actually shown, guests at the exclusive event were treated to cocktails, like the ‘Anna on ICE,’ and a recorded message from Delvey played by the DJ. (Of course, Delvey herself could not be there, for obvious reasons.)”
Additional reading:
Rolling Stone, May 20, 2022: I Have Seen the Death of Culture, and It Was Anna Delvey’s Art Show
Insider, February 2, 2022: Erasing Anna: From ICE detention, Anna Delvey talks about her new Netflix show and life behind bars
The Crime Report, September 16, 2020: Criminal Justice System Deepens Economic Inequality: Study
