Past Events

Thursday, January 28th, ISSUE and Abrons Arts Center are pleased to present a new video piece by Elysia Crampton Chuquimia, as well as the premiere of Seasons in a Quasar, a new collaborative work by Brooklyn-based vocalist and producer Embaci and South African via NYC artist Dasychira.

Wednesday, February 3rd at 8pm EST, ISSUE is pleased to stream sound artist crys cole’s Valid ForeverrRrrRRrrr… (pt.1), a lockdown interpretation of composer Beth Anderson’s Valid For Life.

ISSUE is pleased to host an event for ISSUE Members with Annea Lockwood and crys cole in conversation around their respective work, as well as the formation and influence of the Womens Work scores. The conversation and Q&A will be moderated by Irene Revell.

Choreographer and performer Ayano Elson responds to a score by pioneering composer and accordionist Pauline Oliveros as a part of the With Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Vulnerability & Growth, an erotic short film by artist and interdisciplinary designer Crystal Peñalosa, part of the With Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream ENDEAVORING PURITY, a new work by sound artist, producer, and DJ SYANIDE, part of the Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Soleil Solace, a new work by multidisciplinary artist and experimental musician Julia Santoli in collaboration with sound artists Caroline Partamian and Suzueri.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Sonic Botany, a new work by composer, sound artist, improviser and teacher Maayan Tsadka, part of the With Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Re-member(ing) Khmer, a new work by writer Sokunthary Svay, part of the With Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Dearest, a new work by choreographer and performer Mariana Valencia, part of the With Womens Work series.

Violist Joanna Mattrey opens her 2021 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Thrum, a performance film piece that blends sound, light, poetry, and cinema, featuring poet/filmmaker No Land.

Composer, poet, and performer JJJJJerome Ellis opens his 2021 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Fountain #2, continuing his pre-pandemic practice of giving live sound baths, as well as his ongoing investigation into forms of "infinite music" like loops and drones.