58. Erykah “E.T.” Townsend, Pop Artist: Dr. Seuss, Surrealism, The Art of Curly Fries, Misery Gospel, & Getting Karen’d

Conversation For Adults

Erykah “E.T.” Townsend is a pop artist using pop-culture imagery to comment on consumerism, breaking down traditions, and life in general — her work picks up where Andres Serrano, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Andy Warhol left off. We talk about being Afropunk, Freak Stylee and exploring creative identity, and how to be “Boujie.” We explore the Dirty Bubble, the Plain White World, getting bullied (and revenge) at Arby’s, Mr. Rogers, the challenge of parenting a young creative Black child, the everyday knee on the neck, and when this dude tried to Karen me. It’s the cool life on #conversationforadults

Resources:

• E.T.’s art: milkcrate.studio
• Instagram: @milk__crate
• “38. Photographer Amber Ford: Ebony Eyes”

Let’s Talk:

• Website: conversationforadults.com
• Instagram: @conversationforadults
• Facebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizrael
• Twitter: @convoforadults

Conversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media