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Christopher Atamian

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Christopher Atamian
BornNew York City, United States
OccupationCritic, writer, curator, filmmaker and translator
LanguageEnglish, Armenian
EducationHarvard University (Magna Cum Laude in Literature)

Swiss National Polytechnic in Zürich (ETH) USC Film School

Columbia Business School (MBA in International Media)

Christopher Atamian is a New York-based critic, writer, curator, filmmaker and translator. After a successful career as a marketing executive and content producer for leading advertising agencies and investment firms, he has devoted himself exclusively to writing , directing and curating. Among other recognition, he received a 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor[1][2]. He has also been nominated for a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. An avid polyglot, Atamian speaks and writes twelve languages.

Early Life

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Atamian was born in New York City to immigrant Swiss-Italian and Lebanese-Armenian parents.[3] As a teenager, he was a top scholar at The Lycée Français de New York[4][5] and Collegiate School where he was named a National Merit Scholarand placed second in the United States on the National Mathematics Examination.[6] He then attended Harvard University(Magna Cum Laude in Literature) and the Swiss National Polytechnic in Zürich (ETH) on a Fulbright Fellowship. He is also an alumnus of USC Film School and Columbia Business School, where he earned an MBA in International Media and was the Bronfman Scholar in Democratic Enterprise two years running, the school’s highest honor. He has also received AGBU, Gulbenkian and John Harvard scholarships during his undergraduate studies.

Curator

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Atamian is the co-founder and curator of Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice,[7] a gallery and cultural center located in New York City ( www.atamianhovsepian.art ). The gallery recognizes art as a transformative force and a vehicle for social change and seeks to exhibit the full spectrum of creators including women, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, SWANA and other artists and practices whose methods, forms and expressions have been unrecognized or marginalized. Since the gallery opened in 2022 he has co-curated twenty shows including David Kareyan’s New Locality[8] and James Gortner’s Terra Incognita[9], and also produced numerous events, including music concerts[10], book signings[11], and performances[12]

Film and Theater

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Atamian has directed and produced short videos and films that have screened worldwide—his video Sarafian’s Desire, based on his translation from Western Armenian of Nigoghos Sarafian’s The Vincennes Woods, was selected for and screened at the 2009 Venice Art Biennale as part of the Armenia Diaspora Pavilion show titled Voulu/Obligé where it was presented along with work from other members of the Berlin-based under_construction artist collective[13]

In 2006, Atamian co-produced the OBIE Award-winning play “Trouble in Paradise,”[14] directed by Elyse Singer, and in 2014 the Off-Broadway play “Dear Armen” about Armen Ohanian, “The Dancer of Shamakha.” He has also directed and produced MTV music videos for singer Melissa Levis, the dance film “Psychic Data Mining” for choreographer Luke Wiley and the experimental film, For You, My Beloved Grandparents[15], which screened in film festivals around the world, including the 2005 Golden Apricot International Film Festival (GAIFF) in Yerevan.[16] Prior to this, he produced and co-produced over a dozen events for the Nor Alik/New Wave Cultural Association, including the First Annual International Armenian Film Festival of New York in 2002.

Atamian is the author of several screenplays, including The Plagiarist, based on The New York Review of Books short story The Art of Falling by Viken Berberian, to be directed as a feature film by Canadian filmmaker Gariné Torossian. He also wrote and co-produced the 2020 short film Resurrection Myth/Harnoomi Arasbel[17] directed by Ara Oshagan which was screened at the 2021 ARPA International Film Festival (Arpa IFF)[18] and the 2020 Tokyo International Short Film Festival, and received a  2020 Be Heard! Prize [19]launched by the Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. He is currently editing a short dance film based on a poem by Shushanik Kurghinian Don’t Cry/Mi Lar, with choreography by Luke Wiley—originally presented by Wiley as a Juilliard School Senior Project in Choreography. He also directed the 2006 Psychic Data Mining, another dance short featuring Wiley’s choreography.

Translator

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Atamian has translated seven books and is currently translating two more. He has received two Gulbenkian Foundationtranslation grants[20] and two Pen grants. He was awarded the 2013 Tölölyan Literary Prize[21][22] for his translation of Nigoghos Sarafian’s The Bois de Vincennes:[23][24]

Books Translated from French to English

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  • The Rosy Future of War[25][26], by Philippe Delmas, The Free Press, 1999
  • Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France[27][28][29], by Krikor Beledian, 2016, Fresno State University Press
  • Trashland[30][31][32], by Denis Donikian, Nauset Press, 2023
  • A History of the Armenian Language, by Marc Nichanian, Fresno State University press, forthcoming in 2024.
  • Literature and Catastrophe, by Marc Nichanian, Fresno State University Press, forthcoming in 2024.

Books Translated from Armenian to English

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  • The Bois de Vincennes[33][34], by Nigoghos Sarafian, Michigan State University Press, 2013
  • Ararat[35], by Davit Hakobyan, AGBU Books, 2022
  • Anointing, by Vahe Oshagan, forthcoming in 2024-2025

Writer and Editor

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Creative Writing

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Atamian’s first book of poetry A Poet in Washington Heights[36][37] (Nauset Press) received the 2017 Tölölyan Literary Prize[38] and was nominated for a National Book Award. "Into the Woods", the first poem of the book, was set to music by rock singer Ann Hirschfeld.[39] Atamian's essays have appeared in leading publications including The New Criterion[40], The Hye-Phen Magazine[41], The Los Angeles Review of Books[42], The Harpy Hybrid Review[43], and Yerevan Magazine[44]. He was awarded Second Prize in the Question Your Teaspoons international essay competition, co-sponsored by IALA and Oxford University for his piece As I Lay Dying: AIDS and Perec’s Endotic[45].

He is currently at work on a second book of poetry, My Brother’s Keeper and a novel, Manhattan Boy, both forthcoming 2024-2025.

Journalism and Criticism

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In the early 2000’s Atamian co-published and edited KGB Magazine, and wrote a leading column for the French-language publication. He is the former dance critic for The New York Press and has written for leading publications including Vogue,[46] New York Magazine, Dance Magazine[47], The Brooklyn Rail[48] , The New York Times Book Review[49], The Huffington Post[50], Scenes Media[51], as well as a weekly column for The Armenian Mirror Spectator[52] (including a piece on Francis Kurkdjian[53], a French perfumer and businessman of Armenian descent), and articles for an independent, non-profit online weekly magazine EVN Report[54].

He is also currently at work on a critical tome of film studies titled: “Deconstructing Ararat: Aesthetization, Nationalism and Identity in Armenian Film.”

Armenian and LGBT Community Leader

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Atamian is also an active community leader. Among other positions, he has served on the founding Boards of GEN ART and The East Harlem School and was elected President of AGLA NY for two consecutive terms[55][56]. Atamian also headed the Armenia Fund Junior Committee[57] for several years and was on the board of The Brooklyn Academy’s Young Professionals organization. He was profiled in the Aurora Prize’s 100 Lives[58] as one of the most prominent members of the worldwide Armenian Diaspora.

References

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  1. ^ "7 Armenians to Receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor – Asbarez.com". Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ "EIHS Medalists". medalists.eihonors.org. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  3. ^ "Interview with Christopher Atamian". Creative Armenia. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. ^ York, Lycée Français de New (2022-12-02), Alumni Writer’s Hour - Alumni NYC Reunion 2022, retrieved 2024-02-15{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Communications, Elisabeth King, Director of (2015-02-25). ""LFNY Alumni are a Wonderful Network All Over the World."". LYCÉE MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2024-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  7. ^ "About Us | Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice | New York". Atamian Hovsepian. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  8. ^ "David Kareyan". Atamian Hovsepian. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  9. ^ "James Gortner | Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice | New York". Atamian Hovsepian. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  10. ^ "Past Events | Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice | New York". Atamian Hovsepian. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  11. ^ "Past Events | Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice | New York". Atamian Hovsepian. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  12. ^ "Eiko Nishida Performance Atamian Hovsepian". Atamian Hovsepian. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  13. ^ "Underconstruction e. V. - Home". www.underconstructionhome.net (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  14. ^ Gates, Anita (2006-06-23). "'Trouble in Paradise': The Impossible Glamour That Was Lubitsch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  15. ^ Atamian, Christopher (2003). "For You, My Beloved Grandparents". Golden Apricot.
  16. ^ "2005 Pr". gaiff.am. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  17. ^ "Ara Oshagan - Resurrection Myth". araoshagan.net. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  18. ^ IFF, Arpa (2021-11-08). "RESSURECTION MYTH by Ara Oshagan (2021)". Arpa International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  19. ^ vcunha (2020-07-27). "You Were Heard". Armenian Communities. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  20. ^ "Annual report 2013" (PDF). Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation: 230.
  21. ^ "Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society's Eastern Regional Executive Announces the 2022 Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature | Hamazkayin Eastern Region USA". Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  22. ^ Mirror-Spectator, The Armenian (2017-12-07). "Christopher Atamian Poetry Collection A Poet in Washington Heights Wins Tölölyan Prize". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  23. ^ "Hamazkayin Announces Winner of Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature". The Armenian Weekly. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  24. ^ "Hamazkayin Announces Winner of Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature – Asbarez.com". Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  25. ^ Literature_News (2017-12-02). "Christopher Atamian wins the 2017 Tölölyan Literature Prize". Literature News. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  26. ^ Delmas, Philippe (1999). The Rosy Future of War. The Free Press.
  27. ^ Arts & Humanities at Fresno State (2017-08-28). "Christopher Atamian to speak on 'Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France'". The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  28. ^ zohrabcenter (2017-05-15). "20th Century Armenian Literature in France. Book Presentation by Christopher Atamian. Tuesday, May 23 7PM". The Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  29. ^ Beledian, Krikor (2016). Fifty Years of Armenian Literature in France. Fresno State University Press.
  30. ^ Donikian, Denis (2023). Trashland. Nauset Press.
  31. ^ Sarafian, Arpi (2023-12-01). "Review: Denis Donikian's Trashland: 'Der Voghormia. Der…'". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  32. ^ "Trashland". prodesign. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  33. ^ Sarafian, Nigoghos (2013). The Bois de Vincennes. Michigan State University Press.
  34. ^ Sarafian, Arpi (2022-08-18). "Nigoghos Sarafian's The Bois de Vincennes: A Revelation". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  35. ^ Hakobyan, Davit (2022). Ararat. AGBU Books.
  36. ^ Atamian, Christopher (2018). A Poet in Washington Heights. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
  37. ^ "A Poet in Washington Heights". prodesign. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  38. ^ Janigian, Aris (2018-05-23). "The Armenian Poet of Washington Heights". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  39. ^ ""Into the Woods," a poetry score by Christopher Atamian and Ann Hirschfeld". poetryscores.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  40. ^ work, Support our crucial; Civilization, Join Us in Strengthening the Bonds of. "The old lies of the Young Turks by Christopher Atamian". The New Criterion. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  41. ^ Atamian, Christopher; Oshagn, Ara. "Ghosts in Bourj Hammoud: The Ghetto as Queer Space | The Hye-Phen". Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  42. ^ "Christopher Atamian". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  43. ^ "Anush Uhllah!: Christmas in Morningside Heights – Harpy Hybrid Review". Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  44. ^ "Քրիստոֆեր Աթամյան․ «Տրամվայների սիրահարը»". Երևան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  45. ^ Atamian, Christopher (2022-03-14). "As I Lay Dying: AIDS and Perec's Endotic". Rusted Radishes. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  46. ^ Atamian, Christopher. "Books: Family Tree | Vogue | MARCH 2001". Vogue | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  47. ^ "Dance Magazine". Dance Magazine. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  48. ^ "The Brooklyn Rail". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  49. ^ "The New York Times - Search". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  50. ^ "Christopher Atamian | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  51. ^ "Christopher Atamian | SCENES". Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  52. ^ "Christopher Atamian, Author at The Armenian Mirror-Spectator". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  53. ^ Atamian, Christopher (2023-02-23). "Francis Kurkdjian: Baccarat Rouge 540 Takes the World By Storm". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  54. ^ "Beyond India and France: Armenia's Quest to Diversify Defense". EVN Report. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  55. ^ Artmika (2007-11-14). "Unzipped: Gay Armenia: AGLA NY: Armenian gay rights organisation in New York expands". Unzipped. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  56. ^ Staff, Weekly (2013-03-08). "AGLA NY to Present 'Dealing with Difference'". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  57. ^ "Public Relations Committee". www.armeniafundusa.org. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  58. ^ "Christopher Atamian". auroraprize.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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