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This book is a MUST read. I’ve been reading a lot recently about the aesthetics of girlhood, girlishness, the colour pink & the symbolism behind it. Its informed a huge chunk of the identity behind my new album and also the exhibition I am co-curating at Somerset House (more news on that soon….!). Fun fact: if you didn’t know already this book taught me that Hello Kitty is actually a little girl, not a cat.
Sep 15, 2023
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The impossibility of Love within Empire. Consumerism and feminism. Femininity and spectacle and currency. French-ness. This has it all. A classic of avant-garde cultural critique. One of my personal favs.
The impossibility of Love within Empire. Consumerism and feminism. Femininity and spectacle and currency. French-ness. This has it all. A classic of avant-garde cultural critique. One of my personal favs.
Jun 28, 2025
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📚this is a premature rec bc although i got the ebook for this a while ago, i have only read the essay by ngai herself (titled "the cuteness of the avant garde" and really good, its included in the collection). im looking forward to reading the whole thing!!!! there are sooo many essays spanning many points in time, from 1927 - 2020, all about the cultural perception & impact of cuteness and artists who use cuteness in their practices
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🫐Theres not much to say really apart from that this is the ultimate snack. It is the thing that can get me out of bed in the morning and ready to start the day at HD HQ. Girl breakfast, lunch & dinner. I think about them all day, between the moments that I’m thinking about Reggie. Frozen grapes are my second fave too.
Sep 15, 2023
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🐷My ultimate, ultimate life companion, nothing compares to a sausage dog really. The short legs, no knees… they’re funny, a little disobedient but they make everyday happier and sparklier. Especially my own sausage Reginald, my golden prince.
Sep 15, 2023
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🎹Dave is the best pop producer in the world, the universe and beyond. He immediately gets ‘it’. His work is always so complex & so layered, but it always is the right exact amount of shimmery pop specialness in exactly the right places. My album would not have been possible without him.
Sep 15, 2023