A photograph of a young man wearing a grey cap that reads GENIUS in all caps and in magenta embroidery. He has a thin dark mustache and goatee and is wearing a light gray shirt. The green of trees appears behind him.

A photograph of a dark grey baseball hat with the words GENIUS spelled out in red embroidery. The cap is at a diagonal with the bill slightly to the right.

A photograph of a dark grey baseball hat with the words GENIUS spelled out in staggered red embroidery. The cap is directly facing the viewer.

A photograph of the back of a dark grey baseball hat with the words FWM x MUSSON spelled out in red embroidery above a snapback. The cap is at a diagonal facing away from the viewer with the bill just barely visible at the left.

Artist Edition

Jayson Musson x FWM

Genius Baseball Cap

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Description

When you know, you know.

This FWM exclusive, special edition baseball cap was created on the occasion of Jayson Musson’s 2022 solo exhibition His History of Art.

His History of Art is a three-channel video series written, starred, and co-directed by Jayson Musson and inspired by PBS-style educational children’s shows. Through sitcom-esque film structure, Musson and his puppet co-host Ollie the rabbit conduct a satirical survey on art history, its relationship to the general public and the ways in which popular art historical images impact our cultural consciousness.

This baseball cap also subtly alludes to Jayson Musson’s ART THOUGHTZ, a series of Youtube performances created between 2010 and 2012.

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

Dark grey snapback with hot pink embroidered letters reading “GENIUS” on the front. The back reads "FWM x Musson"

Cap size is adjustable, 5 inches tall with a 2.75 inch brim
Edition of 60

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