GAYLETTER

We learned about the artist Jack Early in December 2014 after we saw his showcase of a bright and bold new body of work at Art Basel Miami Beach. He was honored as one of the festival’s Top 10 shows. Shortly after, we contacted him to do a feature in our second issue of GAYLETTER (which you must read), and had us over for some Whiskey and beers. Oh and a nice selection of cheeses. He’s a very sexy “daddy,” and an amazing host with a great sense of humor. We can’t wait to get invited again — even though he’s not single.

For today’s event (Sept. 11) at Printed Matter, he’ll be flipping through a collage of images as he tell us his life story — “the images are funny,” he told me. There was a yellow victrola at his show in Miami that looped a song about his story; he’ll be playing the same as he does tonight’s slide show. “I always thought it would be something if I could tell my whole life story from beginning to now. So I decided to do it. I got together a trumpet, a banjo and a bass, a clarinet, some drums and a pump organ. I told my story as the band played. I put it on a yellow vinyl record and I called the whole thing ‘Jack Early’s Life Story In Just Under 20 Minutes.’”

He recently did a talk at Fire Island Art Residency in Cherry Grove — it was an amazing time. He’ll be selling a limited edition of 100 yellow records with a color poster inside and a hand screened cover.

FREE, 6:00-8:00PM, Printed Matter Inc. 195 10th Ave. NY, NY.