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A satirical survey of art history.
On view through September 8, 2024

Jayson Musson created His History of Art as part of his 2022 artist residency at The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM), an institution in Philadelphia devoted to artistic collaboration. Inspired by sitcoms and educational and variety television shows, including Pee Wee’s Playhouse and The Muppets, Musson collaborated with FWM staff, film producers, writers, and editors to create a three-episode series that reconsiders key aspects of art history. The artist breaks down elitist walls surrounding art history and encourages the questioning of long-established beliefs around artistic genius.

Your favorite pothead rabbit sidekick immortalized as a 30-inch-tall collectible.

Collectors will find Ollie housed in a box rife with references to the props and sets of His History of Art as well as Musson’s creative forebears from Hans Holbein to Mister Rogers. The front of Ollie’s box bears his signature and the plaid of his iconic couch. On the back are statements from the artist (signed by his character “Jay”) and from FWM about the process and intention of making this plushie and the video series that inspired it.

Jayson Musson, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia.