In this special episode of The Lonely Palette, I’m sharing the episode I made for the PRX limited-run podcast series "Monumental," which interrogates the state of monuments across the greater U.S. and what their future says about where we are n

BonusEp. 17 - The Hub & Spoke Radio Hour

Feb 14th, 2024 50m 22s

The Lonely Palette, as you've heard so often, is an enormously proud founding member of the Hub & Spoke Audio Collective, a group of fiercely independent, story-driven, mind-expanding podcasts. Since 2017, we've supported each other while forg

BonusEp. 16: Tamar Avishai interviews Lucy R. Lippard, Art Writer

Dec 29th, 2023 45m 11s

Music Used:The Blue Dot Sessions, “Lacquer Groove,” “Hardwood Lullaby”Episode Webpage:https://www.thelonelypalette.com/interview/2023/12/20/lucy-lippard-art-writer

BonusEp. 15: Tamar Avishai interviews Prudence Peiffer, Author and Content Director, MoMA

Oct 13th, 2023 55m 13s

See the images:bit.ly/3rOM7vEMusic used:The Blue Dot Session, “Skyforager”Rufus Wainwright, “11:11”Support the show:www.patreon.com/lonelypalette

BonusEp. 14: The Lonely Palette Reads Tom Wolfe's The Painted Word

Oct 3rd, 2023 7m 2s

www.patreon.com/lonelypaletteMusic used:Glenn Miller, “Tuxedo Junction”The Blue Dot Sessions, "No Smoking," "Mercurial Vision"Our website:www.thelonelypalette.com

BonusEp. 13: The Lonely Palette Reads Giorgio Vasari on Sandro Botticelli

Sep 14th, 2023 21m 21s

This is a free edition of The Lonely Palette Reads, a perk that will be going out exclusively to Patreon patrons in the future. To become a patron, go to patreon.com/lonelypalette and sign up at any level of support. Thank you!Got suggestions f

BonusEp. 13: The Lonely Palette Reads Giorgio Vasari on Sandro Botticelli

Sep 12th, 2023 21m 21s

Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) may have gone down in history as the very first Western art historian, but he is also a messy bench who loves drama, and we are here for it. Listen to his take on Sandro Botticelli from “The Lives of the Artists” (Bond

Ep. 65 - Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus" (1485-86)

Sep 12th, 2023 35m 40s

See the images:bit.ly/3LeIwxuMusic used:Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger”Joan Baez, “Diamonds and Rust”The Blue Dot Sessions, “TwoPound,” “Coulis Coulis,” “Delmendra,” “No Smoking,” “Belle Anette,” “Rue Severine,” “Ranch Hand,” “Pastel de Nata

Ep. 64 - Barbara Kruger's "Untitled (Your Body is a Battleground)" (1989)

Aug 4th, 2023 30m 17s

In April 1989, Barbara Kruger - an artist, activist, and former magazine layout editor - created a flyer for a pro-choice women’s march in Washington, DC to protest the Supreme Court’s potential overturning of Roe vs. Wade. But this flyer was

Ep. 63 - James Abbot McNeill Whistler's "Symphony in White No. 1: The White Girl" (1861-62)

Jul 5th, 2023 32m 40s

Whether for his critics, his friends (...?), or his canvases, the Victorian-era, Gilded-age Aesthetic ex-pat painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler had one motto: float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.See the Images:https://bit.ly/3PMpK3o

Ep. 62 - Helen Frankenthaler's "Madame Butterfly" (2000)

Jun 7th, 2023 27m 8s

See the images:bit.ly/3ChhuAE Music used:Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger”The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"The Blue Dot Sessions, “Bedroll,” “A Common Pause,” “Palms Down,” “Desmontes,” “Delamine,” “Greylock,” “Angel Tooth,” “Dear

BonusEp. 12 - The Lonely Palette presents Rumble Strip

May 26th, 2023 16m 52s

The new season of The Lonely Palette is achingly close to starting up on Wednesday, June 7, but in the meantime, this week and next we're giving our feed over to some fellow Hub & Spoke shows that might pique your eardrums.Hub & Spoke, as you

BonusEp. 11 - The Lonely Palette presents Out There

May 19th, 2023 23m 36s

BonusEp. 10 - The Lonely Palette Live at On Air Fest (and an update!)

May 4th, 2023 39m 29s

Happy 7th birthday, The Lonely Palette! We're ringing in our itch with an quick update on next season, which starts in June, and a recording of our live show at On Air Fest, which was held in Brooklyn this past February. Please enjoy this r

Re-ReleaseEp. 36 - Behold The Monkey

Jan 13th, 2023 40m 41s

See the images:www.thelonelypalette.com/episodes/201…-restorationMusic used:The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"The Blue Dot Sessions, “Sylvestor”, “Mute Steps”, “Mr. Graves”, “Lobo Lobo”, “Lumber Down”, “Cloudy Cider”Tracie Potochnik,

Re-ReleaseEp. 26 - C.M. Coolidge's "Dogs Playing Poker" (1903)

Jan 6th, 2023 39m 28s

Our Patreon Listener Challenge is ongoing! And if you're on the fence about supporting the show, why not sit back with a re-release of our first-ever Patreon listener-supported episode from 2018 on C.M. Coolidge's "Dogs Playing Poker," where w

BonusEp. 09 - Tamar Avishai interviews Avery Trufelman, Design and Fashion Podcaster

Dec 30th, 2022 1h 10m

Episode webpage:bit.ly/3jtcOBlMusic used:The Blue Dot Sessions, “Swapping Tubes”The Kinks, “Dedicated Follower of Fashion”Support our year-end fundraiser!bit.ly/3An5jSd

Ep. 61 - Under the Midnight Sun

Dec 16th, 2022 29m 12s

See the images:bit.ly/3FX0S3HMusic used:The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"The Blue Dot Sessions, “Lerennis,” “Lissa,” “Ice Tumbler,” “Mr. Graves,” “Throughput,” “A Rush of Clear Water,” “Pinky,” “The Green Room”Vivaldi, “Summer”Suppo

Ep. 60 - Caravaggio's "The Crucifixion of St. Andrew" (1607)

Dec 9th, 2022 37m 36s

See the images:bit.ly/3iNqpTYMusic used:Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger”The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"Charles Daab, “Irish and Scotch melodies (take 2)”The Blue Dot Sessions, “Highway 430,” “Angel Tooth,” “Di Breun,” “Rainy Day

BonusEp. 08 - Tamar Avishai interviews Dar Williams, Singer-Songwriter

Oct 7th, 2022 1h 13m

Dar Williams has been described by The New Yorker as “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters,” but to thirteen-year-old Tamar she was, quite simply, a personal hero: a songwriter whose poetry, poignancy, and humor could capture at once t

Preview: "Death of an Artist: Ana Mendieta and Carl Andre Split the Art World"

Sep 23rd, 2022 10m 5s

Hello, friends to art podcasts! I'm giving my feed over today to a preview of a new podcast from Pushkin Industries, Somethin’ Else, and Sony Music Entertainment: "Death of an Artist". The show examines a tragedy in the art world. For more

BonusEp. 07 - Tamar Avishai interviews Adam Gopnik, Critic, The New Yorker

Sep 2nd, 2022 1h 7m

Episode webpage:bit.ly/3COhnOpMusic used:The Blue Dot Sessions, “Balti”Mandy Patinkin, “Finishing the Hat” from Sunday in the Park with GeorgeSupport the show:www.patreon.com/lonelypalette

BonusEp. 06 - Tamar Avishai interviews Dr. Charlotte Mullins, Art Critic and Broadcaster

Aug 26th, 2022 57m 15s

Music used:The Blue Dot Sessions, "Spark"Rod Stewart, "Every Picture Tells A Story"Charlotte's book:amzn.to/3TksKDlEpisodes referenced:Anselm Kiefer: bit.ly/31gUSwWSarah Sze: bit.ly/3NRnGmrSupport the show:www.patreon.com/lonelypalette

Re-ReleaseEp. 49 - Claes Oldenburg's "Giant Toothpaste Tube" (1964)

Jul 18th, 2022 34m 31s

Today, the art world - and, as he would attest, the world world too - lost a giant, and we're re-releasing our episode from September 2020 in his honor. RIP, Claes Oldenburg, and thank you for plucking art from its spotless frame and returning

Ep. 59 - Sarah Sze's "Fallen Sky" (2021)

Jun 3rd, 2022 31m 28s

What goes up into the sky must come down into the earth, and fortunately for us we’ve got Sarah Sze, mistress of materials, memory, and meaning, helming the journey.This episode was produced with support from Storm King Art Center.See the image