ISSUE opens its 2023 season with an expansive gathering of improvising musicians with idiomatic approaches traversing guitar, percussion, voice, violin, trumpet, electronics, and more.
Linda Mary Montano: An Interactive Life and Maybe No Art Experience with Laurie Berg, Kim Brandt, Yanira Castro & Tatyana Tenenbaum
ISSUE & The Chocolate Factory Theater present legendary performance artist Linda Mary Montano hosting a series of “interactions."
Identity Pitches: Stine Janvin & Cory Arcangel with String Noise
ISSUE and Primary Information are pleased to present the NYC premiere of Identity Pitches at Flamboyán Theater at The Clemente in the Lower East Side. In Identity Pitches, Stine Janvin and Cory Arcangel will debut performances of scores and an audiovisual performance based on the knitting patterns for traditional Norwegian sweaters known as Lusekofte.
2023 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow evil dentist (Alice Gerlach and David Farrow) present “stuck at the office,” a durational office space installation featuring performances by Kate Mohanty & FRANK/ie CONSENT.
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Interdisciplinary artist and musician BINT presents their first program as an ISSUE Artist-In-Residence at MITU580 in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Over the course of the year, she will be presenting three commissioned programs mirroring the primary stages of (Arabic) alchemical transmutation.
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Andrew Cyrille / Kieran Daly
ISSUE is pleased to present solo performances from master drummer and composer Andrew Cyrille as well as Chicago-based composer and performer Kieran Daly. In the world of jazz—be it free, mainstream or other more personal styles—Andrew Cyrille is legendary for drawing vivid sonic pictures and making incendiary rhythms with his drum set.
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Silvia Tarozzi at Fridman Gallery's New Ear Festival 2023
Following her performance of works in collaboration with Pascale Criton at Brooklyn Public Library (2/23), ISSUE is pleased to co-present Silvia Tarozzi as a part of Fridman Gallery's New Ear Festival 2023 on Friday, February 24th at 8pm ET. Tarozzi will perform Coralli, a solo electroacoustic project.
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Serge Modular 50th Anniversary: The People’s Synthesizer: In Practice
Join ISSUE with Columbia University & NYU Tandon School of Engineering for an afternoon series of artist talks & discussion centered around the design, workflow, philosophy & creative work made possible by Serge Tcherepnin’s vision of sound synthesis.
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Sold Out! Serge Modular 50th Anniversary: The People’s Synthesizer: Beginner’s Workshop
ISSUE and The Computer Music Center at Columbia University present a beginner’s workshop on the Serge Modular synthesizer. This event will provide the curious beginner a solid foundation on which to explore through hands-on experience.
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Rena Anakwe
Thursday, December 8th, 8pm ET, ISSUE is thrilled to welcome back interdisciplinary artist, performer, and 2019 Artist-In-Residence Rena Anakwe performs a new piece entitled “For The Weary.”