Timmy Black Presents: The Lives of Contemporary Artists

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

If only artists just stopped making art! Timmy Black examines an interesting new and sustainable trend.

Timmy's tribute to Science!

Timmy talks and talks and talks. This time he is mercifully terse. Click the link for the video version

Cheer up! Artificial Intelligence will take away your job, leaving room for you to cultivate real intelligence.

Cheer up! Artificial Intelligence will take away your job, leaving room for you to cultivate real intelligence.

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

Richard Wagner and Timmy Black have more in common than one would suspect.

When it comes to consensus, the fringes always meet at a predictable place. Timmy's exclusive report from the annual Great Podcasters Convention in Dallas.

Brooklyn artist Saprk Boon is unapologetic. He draws the figure, and one figure in particular.

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

Hoping to increase his audience, Timmy Black changes the direction of his podcast. (It's already working!)

The comforts of conservatism in today's best artists.

Timmy travels to Paris to speak to his favorite French artists

Timmy talks to the 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 Cypriot documentary filmmakers about an exciting yet doomed new project.

A rare glimpse at a reclusive and enigmatic artist

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

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

Our last 2024 podcast episode comes with great resolution!

Timmy declares a truce in his personal war on Christmas.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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."

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.