Natasha Stagg
Natasha Stagg is a writer based in New York City.[1]
Early life and education[]
Stagg grew up in Tucson, Arizona.[2]
Work[]
Stagg published her first book, Surveys, in 2016 through Semiotext(e)/Native Agents.[3] The coming of age novel follows 23-year-old Colleen, a mall employee in Tucson, Arizona, who rises to internet fame by blogging about her semi-famous boyfriend and recent move to sunny Los Angeles, CA. The protagonist's obsession for a never-ending stream of external validation from online followers as well as the constant grooming of her public relationship with her boyfriend has led many critics to describe the novel as a prescient first-hand account of the rise of the phenomena of social media influencers on Instagram and Twitter.[4]
In 2019, Stagg's second book, titled Sleeveless: Fashion, Image, Media, New York 2011–2019, was published and included a number of essays, criticism, and auto-fiction on publishing, art, and fashion from the 2010s.[5] The book features essays on The Real Housewives of New York, Abercrombie & Fitch and Marc Jacobs, Alexandra Marzella, Kim Kardashian, Russian-red boots, PR jobs, and fundraising parties.[6][7]
In 2020, Stagg wrote about Eduardo "Roth" Neira's eco-friendly architecture firm, Roth Architecture, and its newest project, the SFER IK Museion in Mexico.[8]
Stagg has written for Artforum, V Magazine, Playboy, Spike Art Magazine, and n+1.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Natasha Stagg is Ready". Cultured Magazine. December 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ SSENSE (August 19, 2016). "Natasha Stagg Is Almost Not-Famous". ssense. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Sleeveless | The MIT Press". The MIT Press. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Review: An edgy take on Internet fame vs. Hollywood fame: "Surveys" by Natasha Stagg". Los Angeles Times. March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Natasha Stagg is Ready". Cultured Magazine. December 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "'Influencing is heading into the void': Natasha Stagg and Kate Durbin on the future of social media". Document Journal. December 10, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ Satenstein, Liana. "Natasha Stagg's Sleeveless Explains the New York That We Hate to Love". Vogue. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Natasha Stagg around the Azulik hotel". www.artforum.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "Articles by Natasha Stagg | V Magazine Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- Living people
- Writers from New York City
- Writers from Tucson, Arizona
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century American writers