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The Lonely Palette

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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.

#125

Ep.70 - Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" (1943)

“I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.” - No... more

08 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:25

08 Jul 2025

#124

Ep. 69 - Yee Sookyung's "Translated Vase" (2011)

“It is not about fixing or mending, but about celebrating the vulnerability of the object ... more

05 Apr 2025

23 MINS

23:40

05 Apr 2025

#123

TLP Interview with Annea Lockwood, Artist and Composer

"It's the close focus that draws me into a sound. And then it sort of spreads out and spre... more

06 Mar 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:21

06 Mar 2025

#122

Ep. 68 - Felix Gonzalez-Torres' "Untitled (March 5th) #2" (1991)

"The only thing permanent is change." - Felix Gonzalez-Torres There is no way around it. T... more

18 Feb 2025

31 MINS

31:14

18 Feb 2025

#121

TLP Interview with Sebastian Smee, Art Critic, The Washington Post

“In the end, what interests me is the way art connects with life. Because otherwise, I don... more

08 Feb 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:18

08 Feb 2025

#120

Ep. 67 - Cy Twombly's "Second Voyage to Italy (Second Version), 1962"

"My line does not illustrate. It is the sensation of its own realization." - Cy Twombly Cr... more

26 Jan 2025

26 MINS

26:28

26 Jan 2025

#119

Official Trailer: The Lonely Palette's Upcoming Season

**Update! Norovirus has entered the chat. The episode will be released on Monday, January ... more

17 Jan 2025

03 MINS

03:06

17 Jan 2025

#118

BonusEp. 18 - A TLP Announcement! And Introducing The Rabbis Go South

Tamar is alive! The Lonely Palette is alive! But in the year since we last spoke, she's be... more

01 Nov 2024

23 MINS

23:09

01 Nov 2024

#117

Ep. 66 - Bringing Monuments Home (from PRX's Monumental)

In this special episode of The Lonely Palette, I’m sharing the episode I made for the PRX ... more

07 Mar 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:18

07 Mar 2024

#116

BonusEp. 17 - The Hub & Spoke Radio Hour

The Lonely Palette, as you've heard so often, is an enormously proud founding member of th... more

14 Feb 2024

50 MINS

50:22

14 Feb 2024

#115

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

Since her arrival on the art scene in the 1960s, legendary art writer Lucy Lippard’s work ... more

29 Dec 2023

45 MINS

45:11

29 Dec 2023

#114

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

In the 1950s and 60s, Coenties Slip—an obscure street on the lower tip of Manhattan overlo... more

13 Oct 2023

55 MINS

55:13

13 Oct 2023

#113

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

Taking a break from writing about astronauts, Tom Wolfe donned his white suit and strolled... more

03 Oct 2023

07 MINS

07:02

03 Oct 2023

#112

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

Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) may have gone down in history as the very first Western art histo... more

12 Sep 2023

21 MINS

21:21

12 Sep 2023

#111

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

The neoplatonic ideal of beauty, the girl on the half-shell, the naked chick riding a clam... more

12 Sep 2023

35 MINS

35:40

12 Sep 2023

#110

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

In April 1989, Barbara Kruger - an artist, activist, and former magazine layout editor - c... more

04 Aug 2023

30 MINS

30:17

04 Aug 2023

#109

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

Whether for his critics, his friends (...?), or his canvases, the Victorian-era, Gilded-ag... more

05 Jul 2023

32 MINS

32:40

05 Jul 2023

#108

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

Splotches, spills, and stains. They can evoke shapes, moods, energy, even music. Yet no on... more

07 Jun 2023

27 MINS

27:08

07 Jun 2023

#107

BonusEp. 12 - The Lonely Palette presents Rumble Strip

The new season of The Lonely Palette is achingly close to starting up on Wednesday, June 7... more

26 May 2023

16 MINS

16:52

26 May 2023

#106

BonusEp. 11 - The Lonely Palette presents Out There

The new season of The Lonely Palette is achingly close to starting up on Wednesday, June 7... more

19 May 2023

23 MINS

23:36

19 May 2023

#105

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

Happy 7th birthday, The Lonely Palette! We're ringing in our itch with an quick update on ... more

04 May 2023

39 MINS

39:29

04 May 2023

#104

Re-ReleaseEp. 36 - Behold The Monkey

We're in THE HOME STRETCH of our Patreon Listener Challenge! This is indeed the time to pu... more

13 Jan 2023

40 MINS

40:41

13 Jan 2023

#103

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

Our Patreon Listener Challenge is ongoing! And if you're on the fence about supporting the... more

06 Jan 2023

39 MINS

39:28

06 Jan 2023

#102

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

A number of years ago, my Twitter pinged. Then it pinged again. All of a sudden, a whole h... more

30 Dec 2022

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:26

30 Dec 2022

#101

Ep. 61 - Under the Midnight Sun

They say that those who can do and those who can’t teach. But “they” don’t seem to have ev... more

16 Dec 2022

29 MINS

29:12

16 Dec 2022

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#125

Ep.70 - Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" (1943)

#124

Ep. 69 - Yee Sookyung's "Translated Vase" (2011)

#123

TLP Interview with Annea Lockwood, Artist and Composer

#122

Ep. 68 - Felix Gonzalez-Torres' "Untitled (March 5th) #2" (1991)

#121

TLP Interview with Sebastian Smee, Art Critic, The Washington Post

#120

Ep. 67 - Cy Twombly's "Second Voyage to Italy (Second Version), 1962"

#119

Official Trailer: The Lonely Palette's Upcoming Season

#118

BonusEp. 18 - A TLP Announcement! And Introducing The Rabbis Go South

#117

Ep. 66 - Bringing Monuments Home (from PRX's Monumental)

#116

BonusEp. 17 - The Hub & Spoke Radio Hour

#115

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

#114

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

#113

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

#112

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

#111

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

#110

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

#109

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

#108

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

#107

BonusEp. 12 - The Lonely Palette presents Rumble Strip

#106

BonusEp. 11 - The Lonely Palette presents Out There

#105

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

#104

Re-ReleaseEp. 36 - Behold The Monkey

#103

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

#102

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

#101

Ep. 61 - Under the Midnight Sun