Jayson’s “Halcyon Days” opens at Salon 94

I was reading all the press and blog reviews of Jayson’s show today compelling me to write.  Now he can put the Journal under his press belt.  I’m sure there will be write ups in every major publication form artforum to the Times about this show.  His first solo in New York!  The show out preformed my expectations as his first Coogi piece was constructed for our thesis show back in 2011 and although the ideas are the same the actual execution of this work for exceeded what he put on the walls back then.  These pieces are simply elegant and a real step forward for the notion of object making for Jayson.  In the past people might have criticized him for making rough punky drawings, I happened to always love them.  I know he views him self as an object maker not a mere performer like many think he is from his Hennessy fame and this is the perfect way to step in the arena.  It might be time to put Henny on hold and simply ride the wave of being Jayson from this point forward.  But I guess he can’t do that and he probably won’t want to as he say’s it was for his online presence he would not be where he is at right now.  I am simply thrilled that my fellow Penn alum are getting such recognition from the art world these days. Jacoby was just featured in the Brooklyn rail and now this for the Pharaoh.  I can’t wait to see what happens next! The only thing that kind of rubs me the wrong way about all of this is a quote from the galleristny where they talk about a conversation between Jayson and William Powhida where Powhida tells Jayson he is now an “insider.”   Honestly where all aware of this notion, he has been an insider since grad school when the Ali G article came out. From that point it was just a matter of time to what major gallery would step up to the plate and give Jayson the shot he totally deserved.   I simply found it in bad taste of the galleristny to publish this in the story about him but Jayson handled it with grace!  … I guess I’m just as bad drawing attention to it.  Now Jayson make those Benjamin’s cause you know he did found our school. And through some of the extra paper my way, help a brother out. (and by brother I mean smallish Jewish man)  

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