10 episodes

Immaterial The Met

- Arts
- 4.8 • 125 Ratings

Stories of the materials used in making art are often as thought-provoking and illuminating as the objects themselves. From The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Immaterial examines the materials of art and what they can reveal about history and humanity. Each episode looks at a single material: paper, clay, jade, shells, and others, exploring the qualities and meanings that are often overlooked.

- JUN 8, 2022
Concrete

Concrete

What makes concrete so controversial? Well, it’s complicated.
- 37 min
- AUG 3, 2022
Linen

Linen

Suit up as we undress the complex legacy of linen
- 44 min
- JUL 6, 2022
Shells

Shells

It all began with the call of the conch
- 39 min
- MAY 25, 2022
Paper

Paper

Get a handle on palm-sized ephemera at The Met
- 38 min
- JUN 22, 2022
Clay

Clay

Touch it, smell it... eat it?
- 49 min
- AUG 17, 2022
Metals, Part One

Metals, Part One

Dive into the magic of iron, bronze, lead, and copper
- 56 min

4.8 out of 5

125 Ratings

Gorgeous

Fascinating, poetic, beautiful.

Wonderful

Really drawn in by the content, interviews, and sounds of this podcast. We haven’t had one drop in over a month, looking forward to new episodes and hope this isn’t going to fade away.

vivid and insightful

i was pulled in episode after episode by the sound design, and found myself learning so much, seeing so many things in new ways. this is a beautiful gift to anyone who is curious about the magic of the physical world and the beauty of the human imagination.