Jayson Musson’s Art Thoughtz is a YouTube-based performance work based on a character devised by the artist: Hennessy Youngman. Over the course of two years, Youngman kept up …

May 16, 2012 · WE ALWAYS SEEM TO MEET IN PLACES LIKE THIS. ANYWAYS, THIS PARTICULAR ART THOUGHTZ IS MORE OF LIKE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT …

In a series of short, talking-head monologues, Youngman offers aspiring artists his irreverent views on the contemporary art world, from relational aesthetics and performance art to how to …

Sep 18, 2015 · Born from Musson’s interest in provoking the boundaries that define cultural and racial stereotypes, the “art critic” Hennessy Youngman hosts this episodic talk show that …

In his videos, Musson plays host Hennessy Youngman, who Art in America described as “Ali G with an M.F.A.” His speech parodies a hip-hop personality, and he wears flat-brimmed caps …

Hennessy Youngman gave a live performance of "Art Thoughtz" at The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on September 7, 2011 on the topic of how museums may receive millennial …

Apr 6, 2021 · In 2010, while in graduate school for painting, artist Jayson Scott Musson uploaded the first episode of ART THOUGHTZ to YouTube. Acting as alter ego Hennessy Youngman, …

Jan 18, 2018 · This text accompanies the presentation of Art Thoughtz as part of the online exhibition Net Art Anthology. Michael Connor: Can you tell me about what led up to Art …

Mar 20, 2012 · Jayson Musson made his name as Hennessy Youngman, YouTube’s straight-talking art pundit of the popular “Art Thoughtz,” about the power and prejudices that govern the …

Through Hennessy Youngman, Musson critiques the exclusionary language of art discourse using hip-hop culture's vernacular, hilariously pitting hip-hop and art world idioms against each other …