This Longing Vessel -
In the second year of a multi-part collaboration, The Studio Museum in Harlem will present its annual Artist-in-Residence exhibition at MoMA PS1. This Longing Vessel will feature 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.

All artworks by Elliot Reed:

1. Supernumerary 2020 Wall installation with multi-channel video (color, sound), Performed with JACK Quartet. 24:06 min

2. Hole 2020 Performance, A single hole broken into the wall

3. Placeholder Series #1 (Nudity) 2020 3M reflective aluminum sign

4. End To End Encrypted (Lot’s Wife) 2020 163.2 lbs of salt, one love song performed via private video call, and artist’s clothing

5. Placeholder Series #2 (Blood) 2020 3M reflective aluminum sign

6. Hue 2020 Digital color scan of artist’s right hand as custom paint color. Courtesy the artist

7. In An Attempt To… 2020 Text mo.ma/elliotreed

All works courtesy the artist. Photo - Kris Graves