Itsa Small Small World comes to an end

Chris Lawrence and Jayson Musson installing @ Family Business

When Jayson first introduced Hennessy to the world it was in the middle of our finale crits first year at Penn.  I believe everyone in the room was aware that we had just seen something with a huge level of potential to impact a world outside of our critique and program. Prior the room was very tense due to the nature of our crits, but his videos on Nauman and How to be an Artist completely captivated every one present and changed the room from bitter tastes to smiles and laughter.  


The great curator Charlotte Cotton addressed a major issue she saw of audiance regarding Jayson's work.  At this point there was no firm context for the work- ie where would Henny live.  He wasn't meant for a gallery or a museum (yet) he was for the people and thus the internet star was born.  I'm unsure if anyone would have thought that a little over a year later he would have had a story in the Times, Interview, and in the Huffington Post dedicated to Jayson and his proxy.


When he was given an interesting conceptual opportunity from artist Marilyn Minter,  New Museum curator Massimiliano Gioni and artist Maurizio Cattelan who's resent solo at the Guggenhiem show is still fresh in the minds, to take over a very small closet sized store front in the heart of Chelsea he first spoke of caging an intern.  His thinking progressed to the point where he opened up the space to those that support him.  It proved a few things: most importantly hipters can be moblezed through the internet and Jerry Saltz likes to try to stay relevent by connecting to the youth.