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The Lives of Contemporary Artists Episode 158

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 8:47


Timmy asks New York artist Boris Lemon about the state of our students

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 157

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 7:04


Autocracy might not be as bad as you think if you know which galleries to visit.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 156

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 19:51


Timmy speaks to a pair of Maltese documentary filmmakers about an exciting yet doomed new project

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: The David Schoffman Interview

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 6:41


A rare glimpse of an enigmatic artist

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode155

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 11:20


Timmy talks to New York painter Boris Lemon .... and regrets it.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 154

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 11:19


From Rockefeller to Trump - A neat summary of the art of our time

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 153

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 11:54


Our final episode of 2024 comes with some serious resoiutions.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 152

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 10:44


Our annual holiday episode includes sophisticated suggestions for intelligent gift giving .... or something like that.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 151

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 7:43


If you're at a loss at understanding the economic and social aspects of contemporary art. you're not alone. In this episode Timmy Black sheds less light than usual on this timely subject.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 150

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 11:44


Introducing the greatest performance artist of out time. Athena Vermogen!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 149

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 5:28


Going out on a limb, Timmy ventures into a political endorsement

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 148

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 11:14


"Do no harm" is fine for physicians but do we really need artists to be so benign? Timmy takes our tinkerers to task.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 147

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 9:38


For those long hot, humid nights or for those long hot humid days, or for those idle moments during your exciting and exotic vacation, here a are few seasonal reading recommendations.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 146

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 10:00


Finally, some really useful, practical advice on how to "make it" as an artist!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 145

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 7:34


Somewhere between bondage and divestment, Timmy manages to sum up youth culture and its relationship with real world events.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 144

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 10:47


Frieze LA 2024! The verdict is in!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 143

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 11:20


Timmy reaches out to his young audience with timely tales of impending catastrophe.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 142

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 9:32


Cheerfully delivered prophecies of despair close out another banner year for this unusual podcast.

TLOCA New Years Greeting 2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 1:45


The Lives of Contemporary Artists' producer Bozman Arcadia offers a short appreciation to all our devoted listeners.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 141

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 12:45


Timmy tempts fate as he mingles pop tunes with Middle East politics on this timely and tragic episode.

The Lives of Contemporary ArtistsEpisode 140

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 7:09


A short meditation on the "intellectuel engagé."

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 139

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 13:53


How to Survive in the Academy: Three easy steps to keep your job.

The Live of Contemporary Artists: Episode 138

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 12:40


Timmy discusses the Shock of the Ordinary and the aesthetics of negativity with his typical lack of insight.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 137

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 10:46


Is it time to reassess the last reassessment of the canon of art history? Timmy Black might be tired of the question but he still figured out how to make a podcast episode about it.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 136

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 12:39


Where Timmy expresses his abiding love for and belief in Figurative Painting.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 135

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 10:37


The tricky topic of the unreliable brushstroke is imperfectly examined in this important and timely episode.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 134

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 12:30


These days, many artists are doing amazing work that is politically engaged. Timmy explores this trend and focuses on a few inspiring examples.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 133 -

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 8:35


Florida takes on art history textbooks while Timmy Black takes on Florida

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 132

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 12:57


Rap is the new Neo-Geo: The Los Angeles Art Fairs of 2023

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 131

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 10:58


Could art and technology be the product of an arranged marriage on the verge of annulment? Timmy Black weighs in.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 130

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 10:06


The work of Norwegian artist Sophia Lagrimar inspires a few thoughtful New Year's resolutions.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 129

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 12:57


The greatly anticipated annual Top Ten Artists list for 2022!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 128

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 10:09


Timmy plugs an amazing new t-shirt enterprise, Dead Poets Hard Wear, by interviewing its brilliant CEO. Find it at deadpoetshardwear.com

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 127

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 11:40


The necessity of networking for artists is made clear in this important episode. The how's and why's are surprisingly simple and easily applicable. This is required listening for all ambitious artists.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 126

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 11:13


Timmy takes a tour of a very prestigious art school on the east coast and comes away transformed.

The Lives of Contemporary ArtistsEpisode 125

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 9:14


Celebrating the publication of Micah Carpentier's Song of Songs, Timmy interviews the editor of this important book, artist Dahlia Danton.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 124

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 8:05


Art critics provide an invaluable service and are the subject of unjust resentment. Timmy attempts to correct this cultural transgression.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 123

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 9:13


Sometimes our prejudices taint our aesthetic judgments. In this episode Timmy has some tips on how to avoid jumping to conclusions.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 122

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 10:39


Timmy's annual summer reading recommendations include some superfluous insights!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 121

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 13:21


An important essay on life's purpose and the artist's journey. Essential listening for all young creative people starting out on their careers.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 120

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 12:08


Imagine Pablo Picasso, Faun Roberts, Harold Bloom, Orestia Shestov and Timmy Black entering a bar.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 119

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 12:13


An update from the fabulous 2022 Venice Biennale!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 118

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 10:30


Timmy toys with biblical studies in a tirade that trades in jeremiads.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 117

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 10:33


The internet and social media have been maligned for too long. It's time to offer a clear rebuttal.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 116

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 9:00


It can't be said enough. Artists must cultivate their networking skills! Here's a short roadmap for the successful schmooze.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 115

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 8:56


Art as a form of mysticism has a new and unusual advocate as Timmy Black addresses the most comfortable environments for reading.

The Lives of the Contemporary Artists: Episode 114

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 8:26


"Nothing is more disfiguring than insecurity."

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 113

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 11:04


Timmy discovers a Los Angeles artist who draws on wheels.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 112

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 8:48


Timmy Black is sorry and wants you to know it.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 111

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 12:15


Timmy meets an old and dear friend. They go to a bar to have a drink. The old friend talks about art. Timmy stops and thinks ... but not for too long.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 110

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 11:25


Artists need to set good examples for impressionable children. Unfortunately, podcaster Timmy Black is doing just the opposite.

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