And ever an edge:
Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022-23

November 16, 2023 – April 08, 2024

MoMA PS1

In the fifth iteration of a multiyear collaboration between the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Museum of Modern Art, and MoMA PS1, the Studio Museum will present its annual Artist-in-Residence exhibition at MoMA PS1. On view from November 16, 2023, to April 8, 2024, And ever an edge: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022–23 will feature new work by the 2022–23 cohort of the Studio Museum’s foundational residency program, artists Jeffrey Meris (b. 1991, Haiti), Devin N. Morris (b. 1986, Baltimore, MD), and Charisse Pearlina Weston (b. 1988, Houston, TX).

And ever an edge: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022–23 is organized by Yelena Keller, Assistant Curator, the Studio Museum in Harlem; and Jody Graf, Assistant Curator, MoMA PS1. Exhibition research and support is provided by Sheldon Gooch, the Studio Museum in Harmless Curatorial Assistant, MoMA PS1 (former Studio Museum in Harlem and MoMA Joint Curatorial Fellow).

MoMA PS1 support for And ever an edge is generously provided by the Tom Slaughter Exhibition Fund and the MoMA PS1 Annual Exhibition Fund.

The Artist-in-Residence program is funded by the Glenstone Foundation. Additional support for the Artist-in-Residence program is provided by The American Express Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault Sponsorship Fund; National Endowment for the Arts; Joy of Giving Something; Robert Lehman Foundation; Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Jerome Foundation; Anonymous; 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. Additional funding is generously provided by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts.

Learn more about the exhibition on our website.

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Installation view of And ever an edge: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022–23 on view at MoMA PS1 from November 16, 2023 through April 8, 2024. Image courtesy MoMA PS1 and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Kris Graves

Charisse Pearlina Weston. the lime green flourescent tint edge of bitter (let’s straighten it out). 2023. Inkjet print on Hahnemühle canvas etched with glass from collapse, frit, blown glass, and resin. Image courtesy MoMA PS1 and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Kris Graves

Installation view of And ever an edge: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022–23, on view at MoMA PS1 from November 16, 2023 through April 8, 2024. Image courtesy MoMA PS1 and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Kris Graves

From left: Jeffrey Meris. Black woman. 2023. Silicone, hydrocal gypsum, and steel. and child. 2023. Silicone, hydrocal gypsum cement, and steel. Installation view of And ever an edge: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022–23 on view at MoMA PS1 from November 16, 2023 through April 8, 2024. Image courtesy MoMA PS1 and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Kris Graves

Jeffrey Meris. To the Rising Sun. 2023. Stainless steel, underarm crutches, and c-clamps. Installation view of And ever an edge: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022–23 on view at MoMA PS1 from November 16, 2023 through April 8, 2024. Image courtesy MoMA PS1 and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Kris Graves

From left: Devin N Morris. High Grasses Higher Still (detail). 2023. Their keys, keychains, bamboo reeds, various doorknobs, plexiglass rods, contorted metals, key tags, umbrella, wrought-iron window gate, crystal doorknob, that blue door, mushrooms, liquor bottle plugs, handles to domestic care tools, painted wood, acrylic, door hinge, and “Just For Today”. Water Serpent. 2023. Plug, copper wire, wrought iron fence details, metal strip, golden belt with black jewel, stretch, metallic fabric, electrical wire, lock shackle, and redemption. Installation view of And ever an edge: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022–23 on view at MoMA PS1 from November 16, 2023 through April 8, 2024. Image courtesy MoMA PS1 and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Kris Graves

Jeffrey Meris. Lean on me. 2023. Plaster particles on asphalt roofing paper, magazines, luster photo print, neutral pH adhesive, and double-sided adhesive tape. Image courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Kris Graves

Devin N Morris. From left: I Am Black, But Comely… Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 2023. Watercolor, newspaper clippings, Baltimore Beat & AM New York, collage, willow oak bark, oil stick, oil pastel, glass, colonial blue wood from Brazil, wood, broken glass, a side of a house, Riis is torn, acrylic, crayon, crayon wax, encaustic wax, “North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Plant Division, Plant Protection Section Sweet Potato Certificate,” London planetree bark, color pencil, oil, oil pastel, pastel, color pencil, acrylic, earring, collage, felt, oil stick, ink, 4 x 6 in. photographs, glass, and plywood on table cloth on wood panel. I Dare You, Too. 2023. Wax, fiberglass, steel, and wick. Image courtesy MoMA PS1 and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Kris Graves

Devin N. Morris. A Little Above the Head. 2023. Felt, Target bags, oil pastel, oil stick, support, headboard, wood veneer, a break, shards, nail polish, nail polish bottles, her nails, his bed, picture frame, acrylic, wrench, lamp cord, seashell, a drip, vinyl, hair barrette, cassette tape film, plug, plastic, bottle, glass, color pencil, statice flower, newel post, oil, and knobs on wood panel. Image courtesy MoMA PS1 and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Kris Graves

Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022–23 cohort, from left: Charisse Pearlina Weston, Devin N. Morris, and Jeffrey Meris. Courtesy The Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Lelanie Foster

And ever an edge:Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022-23

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And ever an edge:
Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2022-23