This Longing Vessel :
Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2019–20

2019-20 Studio Museum Artists in Residence in their studios in photos taken by Myles Loftin

The Studio Museum in Harlem 2019–20 Artists in Residence 

L to R: E. Jane, Naudline Pierre, Elliot Reed. Photo by Myles Loftin.  

Dec 10, 2020Mar 14, 2021

MoMA PS1

In the second year of a multi-part collaboration, The Studio Museum in Harlem is pleased to present its annual Artist-in-Residence exhibition at MoMA PS1. This Longing Vessel features new work by the 2019–20 cohort of the Studio Museum’s foundational residency program, artists E. Jane (b. 1990, Bethesda, MD), Naudline Pierre (b. 1989, Leominster, MA), and Elliot Reed (b. 1992, Milwaukee, WI). With practices spanning new media, performance, and painting, this collaborative exhibition enacts a radical intimacy—a vessel to hold and be held by. In longing, the works shown here find the intersection between queerness and Blackness as a waypoint: one to yearn from, to reach toward, to leap beyond. This Longing Vessel troubles and excites ways of seeing, seeking new language for the building of extraordinary futures.

Curatorial Essay by Legacy Russell, Associate Curator, Exhibitions. ->

This Longing Vessel is organized by Legacy Russell, Associate Curator, Exhibitions, The Studio Museum in Harlem, with Yelena Keller, Curatorial Assistant, Exhibitions, The Studio Museum in Harlem, and Josephine Graf, Assistant Curator, MoMA PS1. Exhibition research is provided by Makayla Bailey and Angelique Rosales Salgado, The Studio Museum in Harlem and MoMA Curatorial Fellows, and Elana Bridges, Mellon Curatorial Fellow.

Entry to MoMA PS1 is by advance timed ticket only and capacity is limited. Tickets must be reserved online prior to entering. You may arrive any time during the one-hour window of your timed ticket. Reserve timed tickets.

Watch

E. Jane LetMEbeaWomanTM.mp4, 2020

LetMEbeaWomanTM.mp4, 2020, Single-channel digital video (color, sound), 06:56​ min.

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Elliot Reed In An Attempt To…, 2021

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Rest & Expand

A virtual expansion of Naudline Pierre's installation as part of This Longing Vessel, the 2019–20 Studio Museum Artist in Residence exhibition on view at MoMA PS1

Articles

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Naudline Pierre On Color And Gesture In Painting

2019⁠–⁠20 Artist in Residence Naudline Pierre discusses being in conversation with yourself, the burden of biography, and the creative process. 

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Elliot Reed On Body And Performance

2019⁠–⁠20 Artist in Residence Elliot Reed discusses his performance practice and using the body as a medium. 

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E. Jane On Legends And Divas

2019⁠–⁠20 Artist in Residence E. Jane discusses 90's R&B, Video Work, and Divas.     

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Events

Holding (Space for) Nippy


E. Jane, Ja’Tovia Gary, and Claudrena Harold in Conversation
March 04 2021

E. Jane | MHYSA Performance

Presented by MoMA PS1
February 14 2021

Studio Screen

Elliot Reed’s New Videos (2020–21)
January 26 2021

Elliot Reed | Duets

Presented by MoMA PS1
January 23 2021

Studio LIVE

Elliot Reed x Legacy Russell
December 17 2020

Studio LIVE

Naudline Pierre x Legacy Russell
December 16 2020

Studio LIVE

E. Jane x
Yelena Keller
December 15 2020

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Holding (Space for) Nippy


E. Jane, Ja’Tovia Gary, and Claudrena Harold in Conversation

March 04 2021

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E. Jane | MHYSA Performance

Presented by MoMA PS1

February 14 2021

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Studio Screen

Elliot Reed’s New Videos (2020–21)

January 26 2021

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Elliot Reed | Duets

Presented by MoMA PS1

January 23 2021

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Studio LIVE

Elliot Reed x Legacy Russell

December 17 2020

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Studio LIVE

Naudline Pierre x Legacy Russell

December 16 2020

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Studio LIVE

E. Jane x
Yelena Keller

December 15 2020

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Artists in Residence 2019–20 Roundtable 

December 07 2020

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MoMA PS1 support for This Longing Vessel: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2019 – 20 provided by the Tom Slaughter Exhibition Fund, the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, and the MoMA PS1 Annual Exhibition Fund.

The Studio Museum in Harlem support for This Longing Vessel: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2019–20 provided by the Open Society Foundations. The Studio Museum in Harlem’s Artist-in-Residence program is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation; New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Kiki Smith; the Jerome Foundation; the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; and by endowments established by the Andrea Frank Foundation; the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Trust; and Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The Studio Museum in Harlem’s digital programs have been made possible thanks to support provided by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s Frankenthaler Digital Initiative and Art Bridges. Additional support is provided by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and contributors to the Studio Museum’s Exhibition Fund.

The Studio Museum in Harlem’s digital programs have been made possible thanks to support provided by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation’s Frankenthaler Digital Initiative and Art Bridges.