The Lives of Contemporary Artists

A visionary glimpse into the wet dream our collective future needn't be an exercise in voluntary disillusion. It can also fill us with swells of optimism! Guess where Timmy Black takes it?

Timmy's love poem to the city of Los Angeles.

To some, Art is something akin to a theology. To certain artists, devotion to one's work is a sacred rite ..... To others, however, it's an elaborate grift. Timmy asks us all the difficult question: "Which one are you'?

Timmy discusses how sugary baked goods in the shape of rodents can inform the work of our most influential artists. Indeed, the unique Southern California lifestyle remains intimately connected to the rapid development of contemporary art.

The vital importance of networking as a critical component of any artist's toolbox can never be understated. Learn a few useful tips to help boost your career!

The ineffable powers of positive thinking have met their match with host Timmy Black. Can the notoriously skeptical curmudgeon be moved and inspired by motivational speakers? Maybe ...

Is Timmy's contrition sincere? Is "language" a verb? Should art history be revised to include Shaker cabinetry and Borough Park yarmulka crocheting? These and other critical questions are addressed in this timely and timeless episode.

"Identity" today is what rock n' roll was in the fifties! In this powerful and timely episode Timmy Black remembers the amazing Moroccan feminist visionary Sheer Li Mabrouk. If you're not yet familiar with her work ... you should be ...

The business of art is an often neglected yet necessary aspect of one's studio practice. In this episode, Timmy Black shares his valuable insights into commerce and creativity.

The enduring consolations of cheerlessness might seem, on the surface, as an impertinent contradiction but then again, the geography of the world of ideas is mapped in riddles.