Truth! Desire! Lack!  Today on Field Pod, Directors Jacob Rhodes and Kris Racaniello sit down with curator Michael Howard and artist El Perez in his current exhibition FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, on the night of the first day of our install.  We discuss class-bias at the moment of entry into the art world and the difficulties of attaining professional development from a position of poverty. In a sprawling conversation we cover topics from painting techniques and validity to the art market, shop class as soulcraft, car crashes, rubbernecking, the ways that stereotypes play on unconscious signals, memorials and their secret stories, as well as desire and comedy in art.  We especially discuss the term “lack” and Elbert’s special brand of existential signification. Then we wrap things up with a short list of shows to GO SEE.   Show Notes Interviewee Social Handles & Websites Elbert Perez @elbertperezonline http://www.fieldprojectsgallery.com/elbert-joseph-perez Michael Howard @basquiat_fanfic   Jagrut Raval @jagrut_raval http://www.fieldprojectsgallery.com/jagrut-raval Melissa Joseph @melissajoseph_art https://www.melissajoseph.net/   Go sees Heather Rowe: Christina Ramberg, Heroes Gallery @heroes__gallery April 28th – June 11th, 2022 https://www.heroesgallery.gallery/heather-rowe-christina-ramberg Heather Rowe @heather_rowe_studio http://heatherrowestudio.com/ Heidi Lau  @heidiwtlau Greenwich Cemetery @historicgreenwood https://www.green-wood.com/artist-in-residence/   Us Kris Racaniello @krisrac @krisracworks Jacob Rhodes @jacobrhodes74 Field Projects @fieldprojects www.fieldprojectsgallery.com