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Hunter Biden's Art Show and the Supportive Biden Family
from The Art Of Happiness | The Tim Dillon Show #340 · #340
6 min
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Tim discusses Hunter Biden's upcoming New York gallery show alongside noted abstract painters, joking that the Biden family's unwavering support of Hunter despite scandal is actually admirable, and praises some of his artwork including a piece called "Haiku" as genuinely good, contrasting it with Herta's Finnish art.
- The Biden family supports Hunter as an artist despite his troubled past, unlike many successful parents who overshadow their children.
- Hunter Biden's work will be featured at the George Berger Gallery in SoHo alongside paintings by Elaine de Kooning and Helen Frankenthaler.
- Tim notes the Biden family could have hidden Hunter away after his laptop scandal, crack addiction, and gun incidents, but instead they're supporting his art show during election season.
- Hunter's art has been valued between $75,000 and $500,000, raising questions about what he'll do with the money from collectors.
- Tim examines Hunter's paintings, calling one titled 'Haiku' genuinely good and better than contemporary art from elsewhere.
- Tim argues that Hunter's struggle and chaos—smoking crack in Ukraine, running scams that led to war—is what makes his art compelling, not a simple privileged life.
- Tim admits he was a junkie himself but didn't produce great work, suggesting perhaps his drug of choice wasn't the right one for creativity.
Hunter BidenGeorge Berger GalleryElaine de Kooning