Natasha Stagg
Natasha Stagg is a writer based in New York City.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Stagg grew up in Tucson, Arizona.[2] She attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where her writing won a Hopwood Award for nonfiction[3] and the Roy W. Cowden Memorial Fellowship.[4] She moved to New York City[5] and has since attended a residency at Yaddo.[6]
Work[edit]
Stagg published her first book, Surveys, in 2016 through Semiotext(e)/Native Agents.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10][11]
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.[12]
Stagg has written for Artforum, V, Playboy, Spike Art Magazine, and n+1.[13] She is the former editor of V Magazine and VMan and her work has been featured in books by Amalia Ulman and Vanessa Place. She frequently writes press releases and exhibition texts for galleries and museums such as 303 Gallery,[14] Almine Rech,[15] Artists Space,[16] Fortmakers,[17] and Renaissance Society.[18]
Bibliography[edit]
Author[edit]
- Surveys: A Novel (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents) (2016) ISBN 1584351780
- Sleeveless: Fashion, Image, Media, New York 2011-2019 (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents) (2019) ISBN 1635900964
- Artless: Stories 2019-2023 (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents) (2023) ISBN 1635901901
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hopwood writing awards presented to 34". University of Michigan News. April 20, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Alumni & Winners | U-M LSA Hopwood Program". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Natasha Stagg on Practical Thinking". thecreativeindependent.com. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Writers – Yaddo". www.yaddo.org. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jacob Kassay - Chelsea - GALLERY EXHIBITIONS - 303 Gallery". www.303gallery.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Sam McKinniss | Misery". Almine Rech. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Natasha Stagg". artistsspace.org. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dreamhouses". Dreamhouses. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ "Deadlines and Divine Distractions | Events: Editorial Project | The Renaissance Society". www.renaissancesociety.org. Retrieved May 17, 2024.