Dense, compact lines and vibrant colors form matrix patterns harking to cosmos based particles analogies – to the point of being violent and unsettling. The patterns insinuate non-western or contemporary urban textiles, yet Musson’s orchestrations move beyond garments into plaques of dense data. Musson creates multi-leveled, mixed-media objects that explore themes of identity, exile, cultural relevance, sexual identification, and emotionally compelling issues. Like an archaeologist, he is always on the look-out for whatever pushes the limits of his past and his present. His work is the product of complex deliberations. Producing images from his own reality, Musson offers only that which is already embedded in our memory, like a reference point of what is lost or a temporal experience of an eternal recurrence. Elements from public activities and situations such as literature, music, travel, family and friends influence his work as a way to make them accessible to a broader audience. He uses the act of painting as the most recognizable sign of art while introducing elements that reflect a new artistic thought.

Jayson Musson was born in New York in 1983, where he still lives and works. He obtained his MFA in painting at the University of Pennsylvania in 201. He is part of the collections of the MoMa (New York) and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia). The Museum of Modern Art Grand- Duc Jean of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) acquired a piece by Jayson Musson in 2018. The gallery organised the first solo show of the artist in March 2019. Exhibitions of the artist include the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (2018), the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2016), Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego and Philadelphia Museum of Art (2016).