The Lonely Palette

Welcome to the cult of the punk: where the skin is flayed, the contortions are twisty, and the struggle is real. So why can't we get enough? See the images. Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"The Blue Dot Sessions, "Taoudella", "Fifteen Street", "Smooth Stone", "Scraper", "Then A Gambling Problem", "Warm Fingers", "Chrome and Wax" Support the show by becoming a patron or by j...

Yoko Ono. You may have heard of her. She hooked up with that musician that time. Just under the wire, we end Women's History Month with a peek beneath Ono's art and reputation - and why we need to reconsider both. See the images. Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Plaster Combo", "Valantis", "Strange Dog Walk", "Hundred Mile", "Down at the Bank"" Joe...

Can a comic strip be elevated to fine art? Or is Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein just plain dotty? See the images. Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Le Marais", "The Molerat", "Lemon and Melon", "Via Verre", "Lord Weasel", "Entrap" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees" Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip . Hosted by Simplecast, a...

In this special episode, we listen to the audio from the live event at the PRX Podcast Garage, "Keepers of the Culture: A Celebration of Meduna and Holmes," which I had the privilege of participating in at the end of January. In it I chat with collage artist Ekua Holmes, play her some audio I produced on her work, and then we listen to art historian Barry Gathier give the curator talk to end all c...

Your Listener Patreon Challenge has been accepted! And now, let's dive together into kitsch: the frequency low enough for us all to hear. See the images. Music used: The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Rose Ornamental," "Flattered," "Arizona Moon," "Laser Focus," "Alchemical," "Two in the Back," "Maisie Dreamer," "Gullwing Sailor," "Maldoc" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs...

Our lady of the hour, muse of Dan Brown, satisfier of bucket lists, those eyes, that smile, La Gioconda, El Hefe. Just in time for the holidays, we bring you a super-sized episode on a super-sized love affair with a dinky little portrait.  See the images.  Music used:  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "Tar and Spackle", "Welcome Home Sonny", "Caprese", "Tiny Pu...

Whether you think Mark Rothko is the portal to spiritual transcendence or emotional-ambulance-chasing bunk, let's take the necessary time to explore his work without feeling like our souls are at stake.  See the images.   Music used:  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "A Simple Blur", "Thematic", "Cases to Rest", "Plate Grayscale", "Drone Thistle," "Sage the Hun...

At the intersection of past and future sits a pack of hormonal dudes punching each other and making beautiful art.  See the images.  Music used:  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  Podington Bear, "Kaleidoscope"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "Chase and We Follow", "The Telling", "Trelaga", "Thirteens"  Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees" Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending...

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 que...

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 becomin...

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 . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

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: T...

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 se...

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 . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz....

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 ju...

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...

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 . Hosted by Sim...

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 becomi...

Welcome to Edward Hopper's specific, yet schematic, love letter to the alienation of the modern American city.    See the image   Music used:  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "Lacquer Groove", "In Passage", "Cats Eye", "Tranceless", "Simple Melody", "Flagger"  Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees”   Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip...

Dust off your verbs, it's time to make sense out of chaos.    See the image   Music used:  Eric Dolphy, "Out To Lunch"  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "Parade Shoes", "Inessential", "City Limits", "Lacquer Groove"  Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees”   Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S...

The darlings, the crown jewels, the moneymakers. Just what the heck is it about these girls?!    See the image   Music used:  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "Brass Buttons", "Heliotrope", "Vittoro", "Filing Away"  Lobo Loco, "White Shapes Beauty"  Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees”  Eric Dolphy, "Out To Lunch"   Support the show by becoming a patron or by just...

Think abstraction is totally inaccessible? Pull up a chair.    See the image   Music used:  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "The Provisions", "A Certain Lightness", "A Rush of Clear Water", "Brass Buttons"  Lee Rosevere, "Puzzle Pieces"  Tamar Avishai, "Grid (after Sol LeWitt's Drawing Series)"   Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a ti...

The German Expressionists get hot. Nazis get bothered.    See the image   Music used:  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  David Szeszlay, "Night Surfing"  Michael Howard, "The Tallest Man in Idaho (Instrumental)"  Jason Leonard, "Ritual Twelve"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "Stilt", "Manele", "The Provisions" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees”   Support the show by becoming a patron or by just...

This big bully is about to give you a lesson in contrasts you won't soon forget. Featuring Dar Williams!    See the image   Music used:  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "Turning", "Downhill Racer", "Cloud Line"  Lee Rosevere, "Reflections"  Dar Williams and the WASTM Good Times House Choir, "The Water is Wide"   Support the show by becoming a patron or by just...

After centuries in the shadows, it's light's turn to shine.    See the image    Music used:  The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"  The Blue Dot Sessions, "The Spinnet", "Lahaina", "Discovery Harbor", "Santre"  Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees”   Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...