Скачать или смотреть Ep. 84: Rest Stops w/ Madeline Rupard

Nothing expresses the aesthetics of infrastructure as clearly as American rest stops. On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Nathan is joined by artist and professor Madeline Rupard, whose paintings “consider the American landscape” and frequently depict rest stops. They begin by defining what constitutes rest stops (fast food chains, gas stations, motels, and plentiful car-oriented infrastructure) before surveying their aesthetics. Amongst other things they discuss how the history of rest areas differs from that of service areas, how America’s first transcontinental highway (the Lincoln Highway) was financed through private sources, how Buc-ee’s lures in customers with spacious and clean restrooms, and how Eden, Idaho is home to a spectacular Garden of Eden themed rest stop. 



 



Links:



Madeline Rupard (https://www.instagram.com/madelinerup...) - Instagram Page



Luxurydeptstore (https://www.instagram.com/luxurydepts...) - Instagram Page



https://www.madelinerupard.com/ 



Passages / Madeline Rupard (https://slowwormpress.squarespace.com...)



An Interview With Madeline Rupard (https://www.formationart.com/art-inte...)



The sky at grocery stores meme (  / im_not_the_only_one_to_notice_this_right  )



The European mind can’t comprehend this meme (  / i_see_this_meme_all_the_time_but_where_is_...  )



The Real-Life Places Along Route 66 that Inspired Cars (https://adventuresinlindseyland.com/c...)



Before Route 66: The Story of America’s First Highway (   • Before Route 66: The Story of America’s Fi...  )



restareahistory.org (http://restareahistory.org)



Daniel Everett (https://www.instagram.com/dbeverett/?...) - Instagram Page



What Internet Memes Get Wrong About Breezewood, Pennsylvania (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...) by Amanda Kolson Hurley



Breezewood, Pennsylvania Is Not What You Think It Is (   • Breezewood, Pennsylvania Is Not What You T...  ) by Classy Whale



A “lost” photo set of sorts… (https://www.schuminweb.com/2016/11/06...)



Traveler’s Oasis “Garden of Eatin’” (https://x.com/prchovanec/status/14289...) in Eden, Idaho



The Store (https://www.lecinemaclub.com/archives...) (1983)



Nonstandard - A Documentary (   • Nonstandard - A Documentary  ) (2025)



Why our buildings lost their soul (  / dnywfobxtd5  ) by Pearlmania500



 



Artwork:



Photograph provided by Madeline Rupard



 



Recorded on 8/30/2025