Tamar Avishai
The Lonely Palette
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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Tamar Avishai
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Latest episode
Jun 23, 2026
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Episodes
Ep. 62 - Helen Frankenthaler's "Madame Butterfly" (2000) 07.06.2023 27:08
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 Myrtle” Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees" Episode sponsor: The Art of Colour: The History of Art in 39 Pigments: bit.ly/43Qp1SJ Support the show! w...
Bonus - The Lonely Palette Live at On Air Fest (and an update!) 04.05.2023 39:29
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 revamped and refreshed episode of Mary Kelly's "Post-Partum Document," smash that subscribe button, and we'll see you next month. See the episode images: bit.ly/...
TLP Interview with Avery Trufelman, Design & Fashion Podcaster 30.12.2022 1:10:26
Episode webpage: bit.ly/3jtcOBl Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “Swapping Tubes” The Kinks, “Dedicated Follower of Fashion” Support our year-end fundraiser! bit.ly/3An5jSd Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep. 61 - Under the Midnight Sun 16.12.2022 29:12
See the images: bit.ly/3FX0S3H Music 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” Support our year-end fundraiser! bit.ly/3An5jSd Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...
Ep. 60 - Caravaggio's "The Crucifixion of St. Andrew" (1607) 09.12.2022 37:36
See the images: bit.ly/3iNqpTY Music 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 Drone,” “No Smoking,” “Cornicob,” “Tarte Tatin,” “Vernouillet,” “Thread of Clouds,” “Set the Tip Jar,” “Homin Brer” Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees"...
TLP Interview with Dar Williams, Singer-Songwriter 07.10.2022 1:13:26
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 the authentic voices of an inner child, a searching young adult, and a wizened sage. We met in person in 2013 at Dar’s songwriting retreat, and our friendshi...
TLP Interview with Adam Gopnik, Critic, The New Yorker 02.09.2022 1:07:59
Episode webpage: bit.ly/3COhnOp Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “Balti” Mandy Patinkin, “Finishing the Hat” from Sunday in the Park with George Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
TLP Interview with Dr. Charlotte Mullins, Art Critic & Broadcaster 26.08.2022 57:15
Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, "Spark" Rod Stewart, "Every Picture Tells A Story" Charlotte's book: amzn.to/3TksKDl Episodes referenced: Anselm Kiefer: bit.ly/31gUSwW Sarah Sze: bit.ly/3NRnGmr Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep. 59 - Sarah Sze's "Fallen Sky" (2021) 03.06.2022 31:28
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 images: bit.ly/3NRnGmr Music used: Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger” The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, “Plate Glass,” “Leat...
Ep. 58 - Odili Donald Odita's "Cut" (2016) 28.04.2022 27:05
Betcha never realized how deeply color colored your world - and the world - until you found yourself dancing down the diagonal of this showstopping print. This episode was produced in partnership with the Harvard Art Museums. The exhibition "Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives: Creative Communities" is on view until July 31, 2022. Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Scho...
Ep. 57 - Juno, A Colossal Roman Statue (late 1st c. BCE) 31.03.2022 32:43
This episode was produced in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. See the images: bit.ly/3tXx80o Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, “Pigpaddle Creek,” “Temperance,” “Highway 94,” “Floating Whist,” “Danver County,” “Mr. Graves,” “Willow Belle” Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees" Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplec...
Ep. 56 - Memorials (Collaboration with Hi-Phi Nation) 22.12.2021 50:49
Music Used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “Drone Pine,” “Taoudella,” “The Consulate,” “Our Fingers Cold,” “Slider” Silver Maple, “After the Rain” Megan Wofford, “Awake” Yi Nantiro, “Blue Lantern” Christian Nanzell, “Contraband” Gunnar Johnsen, “Documents 4” Fabien Tell, “Liaison” Arden Forest, “Monastral” Niclas Gustavsson, “My Kind of Illusion 1” Niclas Gustavsson, “Reflection 4” Episode webpage: bit.ly...
Ep. 55 - Harriet Powers' "Pictorial Quilt" (1895-98) 29.10.2021 28:52
This episode was produced in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exhibition, “Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories” is on view until January 17, 2022. See the images: bit.ly/3jNT4FZ Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" Blue Dot Sessions, “Moon Bicycle Theme,” “Stucco Blue,” “Coronea,” “Lumber Down,” “Velvet Ladder,” “Gale” Get tickets to the exhibition:...
Ep. 54 - Grant Wood's "American Gothic" (1930) 30.09.2021 31:21
See the images: bit.ly/2WuV2CQ Music used: Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger” The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, “Long and Low Cloud,” “Hakodate Line,” “Cornicob,” “Sylvestor,” “Di Breun,” “The Silver Hatch,” “Speaker Joy” Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees" Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...
TLP Interview with Dr. Rachel Saunders, Curator, Harvard Art Museums 23.07.2021 59:13
See the images discussed: bit.ly/3kQbAii Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “One Little Triumph,” “Sage the Hunter” Tamar’s exhibition review in the New York Review of Books: bit.ly/36X64Cg The Lonely Palette episode on Painting Edo: bit.ly/3iEFl2Q The HAM page on Painting Edo bit.ly/3zrYBY7 Support the show! www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...
Bonus - Look With Your Ears No. 3: The Urban Sublime 15.06.2021 23:17
Artists Explored: Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Robert Frank, Berenice Abbott, Charles Sheeler, Martin Wong See the Images: bit.ly/34AE9Xw Music Used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “The Zeppelin,” “Towboat Theme,” “Cat’s Eye,” “PlainGrey,” “Dorica Theme,” “Tranceless” Further Listening: The Lonely Palette on Edward Hopper: bit.ly/3wyqg8Y Support the Show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplecas...
Ep. 53 - Painting Edo, Post-Pandemic 08.06.2021 31:43
See the images: www.thelonelypalette.com/episodes/202…ost-pandemic Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “Noe Noe,” “A Certain Lightness,” “Algea Trio,” “Kilkerrin,” “Gullwing Sailor,” “Two Dollar Token,” “Silent Flock” Billie Holiday, “Blue Moon” Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...
Bonus - Look With Your Ears No. 2: The Figure 01.06.2021 21:33
Artists Explored: Lalla Essaydi, Laurie Simmons, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, Sally Mann, Dawoud Bey See the Images: addison.andover.edu/AboutUs/Pages/Podcast.aspx Music Used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “The Zeppelin,” “Dirty Wallpaper,” “Polycoat,” “Pastel de Nata,” “Turning to You,” “The Consulate” Further Listening: The Lonely Palette on Mary Cassatt: bit.ly/3uFM9Bj Support the Show: www.patreon.c...
Bonus - Look With Your Ears No. 1: Abstraction 18.05.2021 22:52
Artists Explored: Agnes Martin, Jackson Pollock, Mark Bradford, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd See the Images: addison.andover.edu/AboutUs/Pages/Podcast.aspx Music Used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “The Zeppelin,” “Pinky,” “Flattered,” “A Little Powder,” “Arizona Moon,” “Daymaze,” “The Summit,” Jason Leonard, “Ritual Six” Further Listening: The Lonely Palette on Jackson Pollock: bit.ly/3eUQdsE The Lonely Pa...
Trailer - Look With Your Ears (in partnership with the Addison Gallery of American Art) 12.05.2021 1:55
For more information on the exhibition, visit: addison.andover.edu/Exhibitions/90/…es/default.aspx . Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, "Waterbourne" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ep. 52 - Ólafur Elíasson's "Untitled (Spiral)" (2017) 01.04.2021 31:06
Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, “Daymaze,” “Plate Glass,” “Discovery Harbor,” “Wahre,” “Checkered Blue,” “Quarry Clouds,” “Enter the Room” See the images: bit.ly/3sJUXWu Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adver...
Ep. 51 - Mary Kelly's "Post-Partum Document" (1973-79) 18.02.2021 36:23
See the images: bit.ly/3uaWHta Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “La Inglesa,” “Eggs and Powder,” “Paper Feather,” “Arizona Moon,” ”Lowball,” “Palladian,” “Simple Vale” Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
TLP Interview with Ralph Steadman, Artist & Illustrator 19.12.2020 36:57
[2:18]: Love of Picasso and Duchamp. [3:11]: Where do you start with caricature, the body or the soul? [5:40]: Drawing with a pen – “no such thing as a mistake.” [7:09]: The difference between illustration and “fine art”. [9:55]: Use of the geometric in Steadman’s work, ink spatter, a conversation with the paper. [13:10]: Coming to the U.S. in 1970, David Hockney “Paranoids”. [14:30]: Use of photo...
Ep. 50 - Carrie Mae Weems' "Not Manet's Type" (1997) 04.12.2020 34:26
See the images: bit.ly/3omDroO Music used: Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger” The Blue Dot Sessions, “Jumbel,” “Turning to You,” “Pastel de Nata,” “Junca,” “Min,” “Basketliner” Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
TLP Interview with The Guerrilla Girls, Feminist Activists & Artists 13.11.2020 46:46
[2:29]: Introductions. [3:41] Why choose these artists as your pseudonyms? [5:37]: The origin story of the Guerrilla Girls (and their font!). [8:17]: How has the group changed and evolved, both internally and in terms of its mission? Has progress been made? [15:49]: The joys and pitfalls of all-women shows. Is “woman artist” a problematic phrase? [23:18]: Is there something that innately connects...
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