Mercer will be featured as a movement artist in an upcoming installation at The Ace Hotel in Brooklyn, NY!

An exhibition by Curry Hackett in collaboration with J.t. Roane J.t.Roane), and Jona Alexander as part of our 2026 Artist-in-Residence program (A!R) presented by Ace Hotel Brooklyn × FieldMeridians.

It Can Happen…Still Time to Try reminds us to consider more radical relationships with land. With its title borrowed from poet, playwright, and essayist June Jordan’s proposal for her unpublished novel OKAY NOW, this exhibition showcases a multimedia suite of recordings, films, and collages that gesture toward the possibility of a Black built environment liberated from the dark histories and ongoing harms of property.

Merging their respective practices in a first-time collaboration, Curry J. Hackett, J. T. Roane, and Jona Alexander spent their monthlong residency gathering resources from their personal libraries, interviewing peers, and documenting real-world land stewardship efforts in Brooklyn. Ultimately, the exhibition seeks to be in dialogue with June Jordan’s career as a spatial thinker, as well as the everyday cultural practices that shape Black landscapes.

"It Can Happen…Still Time to Try"
On view August 6 - October 31, 2026

Opening Reception
August 6, 7PM
Free and open to all.