Who is Anna Delvey, you ask? Great question! To some, she is a blue-chip con-artist who scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from New York City’s elite including Michael Xufu Huang, Aby Rosen, and Nadine Johnson, among others. To others, she is a case study on the psychological affects of late capitalism, the current state of the American Dream, and the unchecked excess of the super-wealthy. To a few, she is an emerging artist on the scene, hawking her pencil drawings for $30,000 a pop.
To me, she’s my new neighbor, who has been on house arrest in the East Village since last October and invited me to her New Year’s Eve party. Naturally, I brought along a few disposable cameras and plopped them in her hands, and here’s what she got back to me with. But first, a brief introduction from Ms. Delvey/Sorokin herself:
Without further ado…
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East Village balcony. Credit Matt Weinberger
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Emma Rogue and Anna Delvey. Credit MW.
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Ivy Getty and Alice Longyu Gao. Credit MW
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Pre-Christmas party. Credit MW.
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Samara Bliss and Anna Delvey. Credit MW.
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Anna Delvey, Alice Longyu Gao, Ivy Getty, and Blizzy McGuire. Credit MW.
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Alice Longyu Gao, Angel Frost, Anna Delvey, and Lulu Frost. Credit MW.
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Annie Armstrong and Anna Delvey.
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Anna Delvey and Casey Grooms.
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Charlie Yates, Amana Fontanella-Khan, Annie Armstrong, Julia McCaw, and Nate Kuo, New Year’s Eve
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New Year’s Eve. Credit MW.
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Angel Frost, Alice Longyu Gao, and Matthew Donovan. Credit MW.
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Ellie Rines and Anna Delvey.
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Casey Kelbaugh and Anna Delvey.
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Anna Delvey, Alice Longyu Gao, Ivy Getty, Gabrielle Richardson, and Lumia Nocito. Credit Lumia Nocito.
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Ivy Getty and Anna Delvey. Credit MW.
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Marguerite Wibaux and Anna Delvey.
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Matthew Weinberger and Anna Delvey.
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Roberto Johnson, Anna Delvey, and Brandon Blackwell.
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Zach Sokol and Anna Delvey.