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Ep. 35 - Cecilia Vicuña's "Disappeared Quipu" (2018) Dec 16, 2018

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Thick woolen knots, suspended from the ceiling, alive with projections and immersed in sound. You might not realize that Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña has woven together your awareness of your own awareness, but maybe you just needed some help translating it.

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Music used:
Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger”
The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
The Blue Dot Sessions, “The Face of the Thrush”, “We Build With Rubber Bands”, “Vdet”, “Between Stones”, “Cover Letter”, “Gentle Son”

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Ep. 34 - Dance Dance Revolution Nov 15, 2018

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We're trying a little something different today: what happens when Disney scares the pants off you as a kid, and then, in mining the roots of your existential dread, you realize that Henri Matisse and Igor Stravinsky both had their pants scared off too, and that explains a whole heck of a lot about early 20th century modernism? Let's find out together.

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Music used:
Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger”
The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
Igor Stravinsky, “The Rite of Spring”
The Blue Dot Sessions, “Monder”, “House of Grendel”, “Thread Caramb”, Emmit Sprak”, “Lubber”, Ervira”
Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees"

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Ep. 33 - Jean-Honoré Fragonard's "The Desired Moment" (c. 1770) Sep 14, 2018

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Powder those wigs and ungird those loins: today we're diving deep into the curves, pastels, and licentious yearnings of a ridiculously saucy little style known as Rococo.

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http://www.thelonelypalette.com/episodes/2018/9/8/episode-33-jean-honor-fragonard-the-desired-moment-c-1770

Music Used:
Django Reinhardt, “Django’s Tiger”
The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
The Blue Dot Sessions, “Mknt”, “The Big Ten”, “Vernouillet”, “Swapping Tubes”, “Line Etching”, “Fern and Andy”
Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees"

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Ep. 32 - René Magritte's "The Son of Man" (1964) Aug 29, 2018

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Ever have a day when you just feel a little... blocked? Well, sure as God made little green apples, Surrealist René Magritte feels you.

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Music used:
Django Reinhardt, "Django's Tiger"
The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
The Blue Dot Sessions, "Roundpine", "Borough", "Building The Sled", "Rate Sheet", "Lick Stick", "Pull Beyond Pull"
Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees"

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Ep. 31 - Hiroshi Sugimoto's "Byrd Theater, Richmond, 1993" (1993) Jul 13, 2018

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Trying to capture time in art is like trying to pin a wave upon the sand or hold a moonbeam in your hand. So leave it to Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto to do it so effectively by taking us to the Golden Age of Cinema.

"Seeking Stillness" is on view at the MFA, Boston until September 3, 2018.

See the images:
www.thelonelypalette.com/episodes/201…nd-1993-1993

Music used:
The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
The Blue Dot Sessions, "Cash Cow", "Aourourou", "A Little Powder", "Delicious", "Astrisx", "Bliste"
Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees"

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Ep. 30 - Donatello's "Madonna of the Clouds" (c. 1425-1435) May 31, 2018

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Join the OG Ninja Turtle as he guides you into the Renaissance by way of an exquisite tour of heaven.

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Music Used:
The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
Lobo Loco, "Piano Cora Theme"
The Blue Dot Sessions, "UpUpUp and Over", "Slow Line Stomp", "Lakeside Path", "Perspiration", "Threads and Veils", "Moon Bicycle Theme"
Joe Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees"

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Ep. 29 - Egon Schiele's "Nude Self-Portrait" (1910) Apr 27, 2018

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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?

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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"

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Ep. 28 - Yoko Ono's "Cut Piece" (1964) Mar 30, 2018

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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.

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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 Dassin, “Les Champs-Elysees"

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Ep. 27 - Roy Lichtenstein's "Ohhh... Alright..." (1964) Mar 07, 2018

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Can a comic strip be elevated to fine art? Or is Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein just plain dotty?

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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"

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Bonus - Keepers of the Culture (Live Event at the PRX Podcast Garage) Feb 15, 2018

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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 curator talks on art, artists, viewers, and why we do what we do.

Special thanks to PRX, the PRX Podcast Garage, and WGBH.

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