The Lives of Contemporary Artists

Podcaster Timmy Black extends a gracious invitation to the editors of The New York Times

Those who can , do. Those who can't, give advice (for a price).

Odd as it may sound, art is completely superfluous to an artist's career

A solemn tribute to science

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 168 by Timmy Black

Have faith in young people. The arts await them!

The letters of artists can be extremely revealing. This episode celebrates the latest innovation in the epistolary arts.

What the world needs now is The Complete Work of Art. Timmy explains what that means.

In this short tribute to all our terrific podcasters, Timmy reserves his highest praise for a marginalized peer.

With questionable motivation, Brooklyn artist Spark Boon keeps the art of figure drawing alive

Through the work of Carmalite McKenzee, Timmy examines the strange alliance of disheveled ivy leaguers and J6 conspiracists

Timmy Black and TLOCA is taking a dramatic turn, hoping to gain more listeners

The comforts of conservatism in today's best artists

Timmy travels to Paris to speak to his favorite French artists

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

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

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

A rare glimpse of an enigmatic artist

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

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

Our final episode of 2024 comes with some serious resoiutions.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Frieze LA 2024! The verdict is in!

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

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

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

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

A short meditation on the "intellectuel engagé."

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The greatly anticipated annual Top Ten Artists list for 2022!

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

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.

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

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