Tamar Avishai

The Lonely Palette

Arts EN ↓ 107 episodes

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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Ep. 6 - Pablo Picasso's "Portrait of a Woman" (1910) 20.07.2016 15:47

You think your seven-year-old could paint this indecipherable abstract Cubist painting? Well, it's not abstract, it's totally understandable, and... he couldn't. See the image Music used: Paolo Pavan, “Blue Night Dance” The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, "Balti", "The Rampart", "Steadfast", "Beast on the Soil" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Heftone Ban...

Ep. 5 - Andy Warhol's "Red Disaster" (1962) 05.07.2016 12:12

Elbow-deep in trauma, Andy Warhol plays with repetition and bores us into action. See the image Music used: Chris Zabriskie, “Cylinder Four” The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" Ketsa, “Catching Feathers” The Blue Dot Sessions, “Drifting Spade” Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Paolo Pavan, “Blue Night Dance” Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip . Host...

Ep. 4 - Edgar Degas' "Duchessa di Montejasi with Her Daughters, Elena and Camilla" (c. 1876) 21.06.2016 12:30

Hey! You there! Don't walk by this seemingly-boring painting. You might miss the 19th century. See the image Music used: Reynold Philipsek, "Intro and Nuages" (Django Reinhardt cover) The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, “A Burst of Light”, “The Silver Hatch” Lee Rosevere, “Wandering” Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Chris Zabriskie, “Cylinder Four” Sup...

Ep. 3 - John Singleton Copley's "Portrait of Samuel Adams" (1772) 07.06.2016 15:14

While John Singleton Copley is busying himself with past and present art historical styles, Samuel Adams is getting all up in your biz. See the image Music used: Tri-Tachyon, “Little Lily Swing” The Blue Dot Sessions, “Decompression”, “Turning on the Lights” Velella Velella, “Hard Egg Timer” The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Reynold Philipsek,...

Ep. 2 - Christian Boltanski's "Lumieres (blue square - Sylvie)" (2000) 24.05.2016 11:57

Christian Boltanski tackles memory and death. We tackle Christian Boltanski. See the image Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “That Horse Ithica”, “The Terrarium”, “That River Wide” The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Tri-Tachyon, “Little Lily Swing” Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

Ep. 1 - Paul Cezanne's "Fruit and Jug on a Table" (c. 1890-94) 11.05.2016 16:38

Just how did Cezanne keep that fruit from tumbling all over the place? We have theories. See the images Music Used: Django Reinhardt, "Dinah" The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" The Blue Dot Sessions, “Stale Case”, “Tripoli”, “Andelo”, “This Horse Ithica” Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees” Support the show by becoming a patron or by just sending us a tip . Hosted by Simplecast, a...

Ep. 0 - Art! What is it Good For? 03.05.2016 17:03

Art is everywhere. Why shouldn't it be for everyone, no matter how fluent you are in art history? This podcast says it should. Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, "Cirrus", "The Spills", "The Zeppelin" The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" Doctor Turtle, "Marty Ladies and Gentlemen" Dave Depper, "All the Pieces Come Together" Django Reinhardt, "Dinah" Support the show by becoming...