Timmy Black Presents: The Lives of Contemporary Artists

Afraid of losing more listeners than he already has, Timmy exhorts his remaining fans with the wisdom of Voltaire:  Cultivons notre jardin!

Timmy reassesses the sober solipsism of a faded French art star and is strangely reassured.

Timmy takes some time to trim some insurgent bristles while rediscovering his early, crude attempts at podcasting.

Though his face is masked, his mouth is working overtime. Timmy Black describes how artists are responding to the global pandemic.

Confinement seems to have tilted Timmy perspective on the future of Contemporary Art.

Timmy responds with uncharacteristic thoughtfulness to our new precarious present. (kinda)

Timmy finds an artist who can awaken the Golem within while oddly stirring our senses into reluctant self-congratulation. Find here the inspiring story of a true contemporary alchemist!

If you want proof that artists can possess sophisticated and well informed political views you may want to look elsewhere. Timmy Black on Election 2020!

Find out why Gaius Maecenas had an adjective named after him in Timmy's tale of beneficence and belligerence.

How odd of God to choose Timmy Black! In this episode, Timmy takes an unexpected career move proving once again that art isn't just a job - It's a Calling!

Timmy shows no fear as he tackles one of the art world's most sacred palette pushers - the titan of the delicate tonality, the Los Angeles legend, the formally untouchable and inscrutable painter, David Schoffman

Ever wonder what Timmy Black's wife and kids are like? Find out in our annual end-of-year episode where Timmy invites his family to share their unconventional thoughts on the unstable condition of the art world.

Timmy taps into his own personal marital spats in order to make a larger point about geography.

Some artists go to great lengths to polish their credentials and burnish their brand. Timmy talks of one such specimen whose CV is extremely hard to beat.

Timmy receives his dreaded "performance review." Luckily he's not more insecure than necessary.

Timmy's exquisite rendering of the wages of moral fragility is nothing short of heartbreaking. In this lovely little parable lies a hollow world of pain without remorse.

Timmy waxes philosophical as he asks himself the difficult and bracing question: "Are you kidding"

Everyone is talking Technology these days and while most of the talk is utter nonsense, no one blathers quite like Timmy Black!

Timmy inadvertently reveals the real source of his motivation with this moving piece of unsubstantiated gossip.

The rage for inclusion and the noble cult of diversity has never been far from the Timmy Black agenda. In this episode we examine an under-represented artistic constituency and find a few rare gems on the way.

Timmy continues to pursue his dogged crusade for the inclusion of heretofore neglected geniuses into the canon of art history. In this episode he includes new, astounding details about the life and work of Faun Roberts.

In our most controversial pair of episodes to date, Timmy introduces, in Part One the Feminist art historian Orestia Shestov and her militant advocacy of the little known American expatriate painter Faun Roberts . If you want to score some points at your next dinner party/art opening/cocktail party/parent-teacher conference, make sure you listen to this very short revelatory vignette!!!

In a state of reckless and inebriated professional disloyalty Timmy decides to expose the art world's most closely guarded secret!

Timmy losses his way as he rhapsodizes on stale romances and erstwhile lovers. There seems to be a point to all this, though like many previous episodes, the point seems lost in the telling. We recommend that TLoCA #55 be listened to with very good headphones either in the bath or on public transportation.

Despite his obvious ethical shortcomings, Timmy reluctantly finds himself in the position of " Thought Leader ." Never one to shirk a responsibility, our formally carefree podcaster exercises his newfound authority with both good cheer and good advice.