Programs

6/14/13 to 6/29/13 PAN_ACT ISSUE and Goethe-Institut present a multi-faceted series of performances, talks, and installations exploring the intersections of conceptual art in underground dance and experimental music. PAN_ACT includes a diverse array of established and emerging artists working in Berlin, London, Boston, and New York. More »	4/17/13 to 4/20/13 Keiji Haino ISSUE Project Room and the Whitney present three nights with Keiji Haino in solo and duo performances with Tamio Shiraishi and Loren Connors. One of the most legendary guitarists to come out of Japan, Keiji Haino is well known for his harsh blues-inspired guitar and torrential walls of sound with his band Fushitsusha. More »	4/05/13 to 4/06/13 Frances-Marie Uitti + Carol Robinson in Residence Clarinetist Carol Robinson and cellist Frances-Marie Uitti have worked in parallel for years, originating from their work with Giacinto Scelsi. Together they are spectacular colorists; two bows, birbyne, string resonators, basset horn, in improvisations and compositions using naked sound and electronics. More »
1/15/13 to 1/16/13 AMPLIFY 2013: rotation ISSUE in collaboration with Erstwhile, presents two nights with legendary guitarist Keith Rowe. Rowe performs solo and premieres collaborations with former Shadow Ring member Graham Lambkin, longtime collaborator and renowned composer, guitarist, and pianist Christian Wolff, and Wandelweiser member Michael Pisaro. More »	1/01/13 Artists-in-Residence 2013 ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce our Artists in Residence for 2013: James Hoff, Ben Vida, devynn emory, Jules Rosskam, and Sabisha Friedberg. More »	11/30/12 to 12/01/12 Swedish Energies: EMS in NYC The second annual Swedish Energies is a free two-night festival featuring a huge lineup of some of Sweden’s most exciting experimental musicians and artists. Performances include collaborations between U.S. and Swedish artists, as well as a cross-section of Sweden's most pre-eminent experimental groups. More »
11/16/12 to 11/17/12 Mind Over Mirrors in Residence Mind Over Mirrors AKA harmoniumist/electronicist Jaime Fennelly comes to NYC for two nights of premieres: a collaboration with internationally celebrated choreographer/performance artist Miguel Gutierrez, and the presentation of his soundtrack for Donald Prokop's film Gone with Chicago band Zelienople. More »	9/27/12 to 9/28/12 Voices and Echoes Curated by Aki Onda, "Voices and Echoes" is a landmark tour coming to ISSUE in September. Including pioneering Japanese artists renowned for their unique, interdisciplinary approaches to sound-based practices: Akio Suzuki, Gozo Yoshimasu, and Otomo Yoshihide. More »	9/13/12 to 9/16/12 Touch.30 Live in NYC Touch and ISSUE present a series of events celebrating the publisher's 30th anniversary. Since its first release in 1982, Touch has created sonic and visual productions that have made it the most enduring of any independent music company of its time. More »
7/13/12 to 7/15/12 Philip Glass: Music With Friends For three intimate evenings, Philip Glass comes to ISSUE Project Room-- a rare occasion featuring Glass in duo performances with Laurie Anderson, Jon Gibson, and Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields, as well former ISSUE Artists-in Residence Tristan Perich, Nate Wooley, and Ryan Sawyer with Ben Vida. More »	7/01/12 Littoral Responding to a declining network of support for innovative experimental literature outside academic institutions, Littoral serves as a central hub for fostering cutting-edge writers, publishers, and literary journals. More »	6/01/12 to 6/29/12 Darmstadt Institute 2012 The fourth annual Darmstadt “Classics of the Avant Garde” Institue celebrates all of June as the ersatz new music history month in New York and draws on a wide variety of experimental approaches from the canon and current practice. More »
5/30/12 to 7/31/12 Susan Alcorn in Residence Susan Alcorn is a Baltimore, Maryland-based composer and musician who has received international recognition as an innovator of the pedal steel guitar, an instrument whose sound is commonly associated with country and western music. More »	5/08/12 to 5/22/12 Cecil Taylor: A Celebration of the Maestro Legendary pianist and poet Cecil Taylor is one of the greatest improvisers in the history of modern jazz. Since the first performances of his quartet at the Five Spot Café in 1956, he has unflinchingly and tirelessly worked to define a sound that is still light years ahead of its time. More »	4/18/12 to 4/22/12 Unsound Festival NY Right off the bat, from its first outing in February 2010, Unsound Festival New York has established itself with fans and critics as essential New York culture. Unsound Festival New York embraces a range of genres from contemporary classical music to post-industrial sounds to black metal to new directions in bass. More »
1/25/12 to 1/28/12 Gaudeamus Muziekweek NY Since 1945, Netherlands-based festival Gaudeamus Muziekweek has presented groundbreaking and challenging new music by emerging composers from around the world. In partnership with Gaudeamus, ISSUE presents, for the first time in the US, a festival highlighting the extraordinary talent that has emerged from Gaudeamus. More »	1/01/12 Emerging Artists Commissions 2012 ISSUE Project Room is pleased to announce Emerging Artists Commissions for 2012: Michelle Boule, Che Chen, Jen Rosenblit and Jules Gimbrone, Matthew Papich, and Cauleen Smith. More »	1/01/12 Artists-in-Residence 2012 We are pleased to announce our Artists-in-Residence for 2012: Hunter Hunt Hendrix, Aki Onda, Sergei Tcherepnin, and Yarn/Wire. ISSUE's residency program has provided a support structure for musical ensembles, composers and sound artists since 2006. More »