Hung up

About Hung up

Hung up is a Sydney-based interview podcast. We primarily talk to local artists about their processes, current projects, their influences and education. But there is a special place in our hearts for the humour, beauty and tragedy of everyday life. Full transcripts and show notes for every episode: https://hungup.com.au

Publisher

Matt Sitas and Aiden Loughlin

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Feb 2021

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

79 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   6.18 Inherent Vice with Amelia Skelton

   In the studio this week is Amelia Skelton, 2026 recipient of the The 2026 NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging). We cover her career from studying sculpture and drawing at art school and now returning to NAS as a teacher. We also talk textiles, trash, Oscar the Grouch, karaoke and the TC 2 Loom. Amelia on ig https://www.instagram.com/milskelton/ (https://www.instagram.com/milskelton/) Hung up on ig https://www.instagram.com/hungup.au/ (https://www.instagram.com/hungup.au/)

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   6.17 A Book of Aftermath with Neha Kale

   Episode 6.17 Show notes: Neha Kale is a widely-published writer. She works in many forms including criticism, journalism, essay and other nonfiction. For close to fifteen years, her writing on art, contemporary culture and society has appeared frequently in international and Australian publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, ArtReview, Vogue, Elephant, VICE, The Guardian, Griffith Review, Art Guide Australia, SBS, Kill Your Darlings, Gourmet Traveller, The World of Interiors, Running Dog, i-D, Wonderground, BBC and more. Mixing personal narrative with art and cultural criticism, Foreign Return explores the work of artists Dayanita Singh, Ana Mendieta, Tracey Emin, Brett Whiteley and Danie Mellor among others to investigate the myth of the suburbs, the shadows of colonial inheritance, and the changing ways we need to conceive of homes and their ownership. Word cloud “We are living in the aftermath of so many histories” show texts, colonial contexts, the sweep of history, Dayanita Singh, experimental art writing, feelings first/embodied criticism, Australian property obsession, writing in long-hand, privacy, forgetting the audience, watching the self watch the world, Reading list: Olivia Laing; Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency, Lonely City Dayanita Singh: Dream Villa Annie Erneaux: The Years Deborah Levy Hot Milk Neha Kale; Foreign Return Follow hung up on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hungup.au/ (https://www.instagram.com/hungup.au/)

3. 

   7 Sept 2026

   6.16 Death and Legacy with Daniel Mudie Cunningham

   This week on the pod we have Daniel Mudie Cunningham (https://www.instagram.com/danmudcun/)! Daniel is the former head of programs at Carriageworks, and the current director of Wollongong Art Gallery. His work has been widely exhibited and collected by institutions including MoNA and Art Gallery of Western Australia. Topics we covered include: How we met Dan by eavesdropping, Matt got locked up in earlwood, family portraits at Hurstville westfield, five year plans, Aiden grapples with DEATH, Lost media, Tow truck delivery to the Tina Turner concert, Matt’s ego death, and Aiden’s free psychotherapist, and the Tina Turner song that inspired his Funeral Songs DAN’s Links https://danmudcun.com/creation/are-you-there-the-book (https://danmudcun.com/creation/are-you-there-the-book) https://boxd.it/9JSUf (https://boxd.it/9JSUf) (https://www.instagram.com/hungup.au/)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

1.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

25 ratings

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