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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 Cypriot 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 at a reclusive and enigmatic artist

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 155

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 11:20


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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 154

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 11:19


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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode #153

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 11:54


Our last 2024 podcast episode comes with great resolution!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 152

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 10:44


Timmy declares a truce in his personal war on Christmas.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode #151

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 7:43


Many well-meaning people ask why does contemporary art offers so little yet costs so much. In this holiday episode, Timmy Black elegantly evades the question.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 150

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 11:44


Timmy introduces the amazing Athena Vermogen! Perhaps our greatest contemporary performance artist

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


What else do you have to do this summer besides reading great book? Here are a few of Timmy Black's 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


Where sadomasochism and the Venice Biennale meet is the focus of this timely diatribe.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 144

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 10:47


Don't worry - Timmy will tell you what to think about Frieze LA 2024!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 143

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 11:20


When it comes to global catastrophes, look no further than to our contemporary artists to find insight and dread.

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.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: New Year 2024 Greeting

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 1:45


Our producer Bosman Arcadia's annual New Year greeting offers ample evidence as to why we never let him near a microphone,

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 Artists: Episode 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


When it comes to education, the customer is always right. Hoe to survive the academy while losing your integrity.

The Lives 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


Some paint pictures. Others call to action. Timmy talks about the artist's impulse to be politically engaged.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists Episode #133

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 8:35


Florida textbooks take on Art History while Timmy Black takes on Florida.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 132

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 12:57


A comprehensive appraisal of the Art Fairs of Los Angeles as seen through the perspective of a rap music enthusiast

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


Join Timmy Black as he takes a college tour at one of the country's most prestigious art schools.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 125

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 9:14


With the recent publication of Micah Carpentier's Song of Songs, Los Angeles artist Dahlia Danton shares with Timmy her insights on Carpentier's life and work.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 124

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 8:05


Often misunderstood, almost always under appreciated, art critics serve a vital role in the cultural community. Timmy attempts to correct this injustice.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 123

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 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


Some surprising summer reading recommendations from a slow and selective reader

Teaser for The Lives of Contemporary Artists

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 2:29


See why Timmy Black id a household name within his household!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 121

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 13:21


Timmy reflects upon the meaning of an artist's life and the beautiful implications of the creative impulse. (Including some terrific career advice for those just starting out!)

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 and together conspire to rewrite the history of Modernism.

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's who you know, not necessarily what you do. In this episode, Timmy explains the fine art of networking.

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 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 finds a Los Angeles artist who doesn't have a driver's license.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 112

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 8:48


Timmy Black would like you to know that he is sincerely sorry.

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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