Atong Atem

12 Podcast Episodes

Atong Atem: Internationally renowned artist and writer reframing blackness through art

Atong Atem: Internationally renowned artist and writer reframing blackness through art

Atong Atem’s way of expressing herself has taken the art world by storm. Within a culture that celebrates whiteness, Ato... Read more

3 Apr 2023

33mins

Jenn Nkiru And Atong Atem In Conversation

Jenn Nkiru And Atong Atem In Conversation

A conversation with award-winning visionary artist and director Jenn Nkiru to gain insight into her vibrant video practi... Read more

28 Jun 2022

59mins

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South Sudanese Australian artist Atong Atem on art, politics and family

South Sudanese Australian artist Atong Atem on art, politics and family

They say the personal is political – that our own intimate experiences can’t help but inform larger social structures. T... Read more

17 Jun 2022

32mins

The new 'canon', Renaissance woman Lavinia Fontana and Atong Atem's collage vision

The new 'canon', Renaissance woman Lavinia Fontana and Atong Atem's collage vision

Who makes up “the canon” in Art today? A new book picks 50 artists from around the world, and across centuries, to take ... Read more

22 Feb 2022

54mins

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The new 'canon', Renaissance woman Lavinia Fontana and Atong Atem's collage vision

The new 'canon', Renaissance woman Lavinia Fontana and Atong Atem's collage vision

Who makes up “the canon” in Art today? A new book picks 50 artists from around the world, and across centuries, to take ... Read more

22 Feb 2022

54mins

'It lit a fire in me': How Atong Atem flips the ethnographic gaze

'It lit a fire in me': How Atong Atem flips the ethnographic gaze

Australian-South Sudanese artist Atong Atem brilliantly flips the Ethnographic gaze to create gorgeous studio portraits ... Read more

12 May 2021

53mins

'It lit a fire in me': How Atong Atem flips the ethnographic gaze

'It lit a fire in me': How Atong Atem flips the ethnographic gaze

Australian-South Sudanese artist Atong Atem brilliantly flips the Ethnographic gaze to create gorgeous studio portraits ... Read more

12 May 2021

53mins

The Year that Made Me: Atong Atem

The Year that Made Me: Atong Atem

Atong Atem is a South Sudanese artist and writer living in Melbourne. Her work is currently being exhibited at Melbourne... Read more

21 Nov 2020

13mins

S1E14: Atong Atem - Black Portraiture

S1E14: Atong Atem - Black Portraiture

In this episode Bigoa chats to Atong Atem, a South Sudanese artist and writer from Bor living in Birraranga, Melbourne. ... Read more

14 Aug 2020

43mins

A World of One's Own: Portrait of a Bright Future with Atong Atem

A World of One's Own: Portrait of a Bright Future with Atong Atem

How important is it to make yourself and others visible? What can a photograph achieve, and what is the power of the pho... Read more

22 Nov 2018

56mins

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