10. Face, Camera, Archangel: Media Choices with Ruba Al-Sweel
What is Cringe=Sublime if not the sacred meeting the profane?I have been following Ruba Al-Sweel, a writer, curator, and artist, for a while and always felt a sort of idiosyncratic kinship with her work – perhaps even idea-syncratic. Whether it was a text snippet of shared sentiments on her stories or a short documentary about TikTok fortunetellers, Ruba’s work and ideas propose a world I feel I can relate to. On the last day of summer, I finally had the pleasure of speaking with her. We chat about: face power; camera as an archangel; Lana’s choice and the crocodile man; big thinkers and men gossip; All Fours by Miranda July; lip tints; iconoclasm; text as the ultimate image; and stretching the band-aid on your camera phone.More at:Ruba Al-Sweel Instagram + SubstackElizaveta Federmesser InstagramBAGMAG InstagramGet a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com
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9. Pop, Girl, and Fail w. Alex Quicho
What is a girl if not cringe meeting the sublime? That was my pitch for Alex Quicho - artist, angel, agent, writer - to come to the BAG TALK. This episode is one for the books. We talk Pop, Girl Theory, Fail VS Iteration, lipgloss dominance, a little bit of capitalism theory (just a little, you know), Madonna living the Jesus lifestyle, and why Video Game by Lana Del Rey is our genesis story.More at:Alex Quicho InstagramElizaveta Federmesser InstagramBAGMAG InstagramGet a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com
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8. Spa-lifestyle larping + fizzy drinks conspiracy w Anastasia Kubrak
God is dead. Here comes lithium water! In this new episode of Bag Talk, I speak to a PhD researcher and writer, Anastasia Kubrak, about her lithium, wellness, and culture-related interests. We talk Lana del Ray and soda drinks, Baden-Baden in your pocket, bubbles conspiracy, lithium water resorts as gambling hotspots, larping as an intellectual at a boutique spa, the delusional aspiration to save the world with fizzy beverages, Mad Men last episode impact, cultural context of energy, and the snake oil trajectory of water therapy.Links:Anastasia Kubrak InstagramElizaveta Federmesser InstagramElizaveta Federmesser SubstackBAGMAG InstagramGet a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com
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7. Poser discrimination and memetic Met w Nabi
Recorded in Paris on the second Thursday of May, this episode of Bag Talk features writer and fashion theorist Nabi. We talk about the memes, the Met, and the cringe of it all. Also in: Sexual Personae, aura harvesting, unemployed behavior, amateur fashion commentary, tactical dressing for the red carpet background, and how posers become dandies.Links:Nabi InstagramElizaveta Federmesser InstagramElizaveta Federmesser SubstackBAGMAG InstagramGet a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com
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6. Anthropomorphic treatment + clothes discovery channel w Simon Marsiglia
Ahead of his solo show, I invited Simon Marsiglia - my long-time friend, artist, and a professional hoarder - to talk about his clothes addiction, why his work reminds me of “Clothes Discovery Channel”, how fetish and the bottom line collide in amature Vinted photography, Simon’s fashion failures, and his Armenian bag called Givench. Links:Simon Marsiglia InstagramElizaveta Federmesser InstagramElizaveta Federmesser SubstackBAGMAG InstagramGet a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com
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