Timmy Black Presents: The Lives of Contemporary Artists

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 174 12.06.2026 9:45 ↓

LACMA - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and its spectacular new building. Listen to Timmy Black's grateful and insightful tribute to this work of genius.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 173 25.05.2026 11:02 ↓

Arts podcaster Timmy Black has finally found a way to live.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 172 13.05.2026 6:27 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 171 07.05.2026 8:50 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 170 30.04.2026 11:11 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 169 27.02.2026 9:41 ↓

Timmy's tribute to Science!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 168 20.02.2026 8:04 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 167. (In the studio) 18.02.2026 13:25 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 167 18.02.2026 13:12 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 166 23.01.2026 15:03 ↓

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

The Loves of Contemporary Artists: Episode 165 13.12.2025 8:32 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 164 07.11.2025 9:23 ↓

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.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 163 16.10.2025 13:21 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 162 09.09.2025 12:39 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 161 02.09.2025 7:34 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 160 19.07.2025 11:22 ↓

The comforts of conservatism in today's best artists.

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 159 09.07.2025 11:42 ↓

Timmy travels to Paris to speak to his favorite French artists

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 158 30.05.2025 8:47 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 157 18.04.2025 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 10.04.2025 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 27.03.2025 6:41 ↓

A rare glimpse at a reclusive and enigmatic artist

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 155 04.02.2025 11:20 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 154 27.01.2025 11:19 ↓

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

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode #153 28.12.2024 11:54 ↓

Our last 2024 podcast episode comes with great resolution!

The Lives of Contemporary Artists: Episode 152 12.12.2024 10:44 ↓

Timmy declares a truce in his personal war on Christmas.