The Lonely Palette
Tamar Avishai
Welcome to The Lonely Palette, the podcast that returns art history to the masses, one painting at a time. Each episode, host Tamar Avishai picks a painting du jour, interviews unsuspecting museum visitors in front of it, and then dives deeply into the object, the movement, the social context, and anything and everything else that will make it as neat to you as it is to her. For more information, visit thelonelypalette.com | Twitter @lonelypalette | Instagram @thelonelypalette.
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Oct 25, 2017 • 38min
Bonus - Introducing Hub & Spoke (by way of Soonish)
The Lonely Palette is thrilled to announce that we're a founding member of Hub & Spoke, a brand spanking new collective of Boston-centric, idea-driven podcasts. To kick things off, we're proud to present an episode of Soonish, the podcast about the future, hosted by veteran technology journalist Wade Roush. This episode, "Can Technology Save Museums?" not only asks some important questions about the future of art museums, but features me telling The Lonely Palette's origin story (spoiler: I say puke a lot). Learn more about Soonish and Hub & Spoke: http://www.thelonelypalette.com/episodes/2017/10/24/special-episode-10-introducing-hub-spoke-by-way-of-soonish Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, "When In The West", "Cases to Rest"
Sep 27, 2017 • 23min
Ep. 22 - Jasper Johns' "Target" (1961)
Ceci n'est pas un target, and other bewildering and profound pronouncements by conceptual neo-Dadaist (with abstract Pop Art sensibilities) Jasper Johns. See the images Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Soothe", "Helado", "Chapel Donder", "The Summit" Jason Leonard, "Ritual Six" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees" Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
Sep 5, 2017 • 27min
Ep. 21 - Mary Cassatt's "In the Loge" (1878)
So. It appears that art history has a woman problem. See the images Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Waterborne", "Pat Dog", "Partly Sage", "Illway", "Turning to You", "Horizon Liner", "Soothe" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
Jul 4, 2017 • 25min
Ep. 20 - Henryk Ross's Photographs of the Lodz Ghetto (1940-44)
In this special episode, we look at the exhibition Memory Unearthed: Henryk Ross’s Photographs of the Lodz Ghetto, and explore the Lodz ghetto specifically, Holocaust photography more generally, and the role our need for a good story has played in shaping our understanding of both. Memory Unearthed was on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston until July 30, 2017. See the images.Music Used: The Blue Dot Sessions, "Doghouse", "Drone Pine", "Drone Birch", "3rd Chair", "Our Fingers Cold"Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
Jun 13, 2017 • 23min
Ep. 19 - Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion (Song Dynasty, 12th c. CE)
Take a load off as you relax into this Song Dynasty masterpiece. You're going to be here for a while. See the images Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Masonry", "Exceter Lask", "Hickory Interlude", "Copper Halls", "Feathering", "Inside the Paper Crane", "Doghouse" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees”Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
May 23, 2017 • 23min
Ep. 18 - JMW Turner's "The Slave Ship" (1840)
Because it's hard to look directly into the sun. Or yourself. See the images Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Sunday Lights", "Town Market", "Rapids", "Liptis", "Ballast", "Masonry" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
Apr 18, 2017 • 27min
Ep. 17 - Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain" (1917)
On the occasion of its hundredth birthday, we dive into the art world's greatest joke (splash!). See the images Music Used: Podington Bear, "A1 Rogue", "In My Head" The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "In The Back Room", "Rafter", "FasterFasterBrighter", "Nesting", "Lamplist" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
Mar 29, 2017 • 22min
Ep. 16 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Postman Joseph Roulin" (1888)
You've just had a manic break, cut off a piece of your ear, and gifted it to a prostitute. Who ya gonna call? Your get-a-grip postman friend, of course! See the image Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Step In Step Out", "Scratcher", "Over the Fence", "Scalloped", "On Belay" Lee Rosevere, "Curiosity" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Podington Bear, "A1 Rogue" Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
Mar 7, 2017 • 22min
Ep. 15 - El Anatsui's "Black River" (2009)
One man's trash is Ghanaian fiber artist El Anatsui's treasure. See the image Music used: Podington Bear, "Down and Around" The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Coronea", "Mercurial Vision", "Stipple", "Our Quiet Company", "Step In Step Out" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
Jan 25, 2017 • 23min
Ep. 14 - Paul Gauguin's "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?" (1897-98)
The gospel according to Gauguin is basically an existential hodgepodge that you and I were never supposed to understand. See the image Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Flagger", "Pacing", "Open Flames", "One Quiet Conversation" Mathieu Lamontagne & Emmanuel Toledo, "Point de vue" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip.
