From Ironic to Iconic
June 15, 2018 · Books & Arts, painting, Paintings
Christopher Atamian on how Takashi Murakami unites kitsch, mockery, and tradition.
Arts and Culture Critic
Christopher Atamian
9 articles 2016–2018
Christopher Atamian is a writer and critic who contributed arts and culture pieces to The Weekly Standard between 2016 and 2018. His articles for the magazine frequently covered dance and the performing arts, alongside reviews of books and cultural trends. He is also known as a translator, essayist, and commentator on Armenian culture and the arts.
Perchance to Dream
April 7, 2017 · Christopher Atamian, Shakespeare, Magazine
If there were ever any doubt that Hamlet is the greatest of all Shakespeare plays—even perhaps the greatest play ever written—then Dominic Dromgoole's newest book puts any discussion to rest. In 2014, to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, Dromgoole, then artistic director of…
The Glory of the Choreography of Miro Magloire
March 29, 2017 · magazine_repost, Dancing, Ballet
New York
Dancing in Space
March 24, 2017 · Dancing, Ballet, Christopher Atamian
New York
A Russian Window
March 10, 2017 · Crimea, Christopher Atamian, book reviews
Site of the Yalta Conference, the Crimea is the Miami Beach of the former Soviet Union, a paradise of palm trees, health resorts, and other sybaritic pleasures. You might think this is the reason that Russia recently reconquered the province. But geopolitics and natural resources played a greater…
How the Dance World Deals with the Politics of Succession
December 9, 2016 · magazine_repost, Dancing, Christopher Atamian
New York
On Their Feet
December 9, 2016 · Dancing, Christopher Atamian, Art
New York
An Academic Appreciation Of the Modern Bourgeoisie
September 22, 2016 · Romance, Christopher Atamian, Magazine
Conservative intellectuals have rightly come to despair about the academy. But amidst the darkness, there are flashes of light. One is provided by the Yale political science professor Steven B. Smith. He has made his name as an expert on Spinoza, authoring several contrarian takes on the…
Happy Together
September 16, 2016 · Romance, Christopher Atamian, Magazine
Conservative intellectuals have rightly come to despair about the academy. But amidst the darkness, there are flashes of light. One is provided by the Yale political science professor Steven B. Smith. He has made his name as an expert on Spinoza, authoring several contrarian takes on the…