In anticipation of Vidas Perfectas, an all-new Spanish language version of Robert Ashley's classic made-for-TV opera Perfect Lives, ISSUE hosts a screening of three episodes from the original Perfect Lives .
Robert Ashley's "Vidas Perfectas"
October 2011
Issue Project Room's second benefit art auction, hosted at Industria Superstudio. Featuring works by Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, Marina Zurkow, Cindy Sherman, Stephen Vitiello, James Franco, Jo Andres, and more, and performances by A^CTION (Kim Gordon, Tony Conrad, John Miller), and Steve Roden.
A celebration of the publication of Transmission Arts: Artists and Airwaves by Galen Joseph-Hunter with Penny Duff, and Maria Papadomanolaki. Featuring performances from Todd Merrell, Kabir Carter, Terry Nauheim, Lázaro Valiente, Joel Chadabe, and others.
ISSUE Project Room presents Dutch lutanist Jozef van Wissem in a two-day residency including collaborations with Jim Jarmusch, Susan Alcorn, Richard Bishop, Gregg Kowalsky, Paul Metzger, Loren Connors, and Heresy of the Free Spirit (Che Chen and Robbie Lee).
Jarett Kobek is the son of a Turkish immigrant and a graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. His psychadelic biography of 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta circles around a simple question: what if 9/11 was as much a matter of architectural criticism as religious terrorism?
Pete Swanson of Yellow Swans, performs with Mothus- a duo of Brian Sullivan and Nate Nelson, and Golden Retriever, a modular synth/bass clarinet duo of Jonathan Sielaff and Matt Carlson.
Ensemble Klang’s innovative programs, their commissioning of work from some of the most exciting composers working today, and the inception of their own record label, has seen them quickly rise to become “one of the top ensembles” (NRC Handelsblad) in the Netherlands’ rich contemporary music scene.
Composer/performers Ryan Lott, a.k.a. Son Lux, and Toby Driver jointly curate a performance as part of MATA's INTERVAL concert series, featuring new works by Terran Olson, Thicket, Joshue Ott and Morgan Packard.
James Ilgenfritz presents The Ticket That Exploded: An Opera based on William Burroughs' 1962 dystopian novel. Featuring vocalists Ted Hearne, Nick Hallett, Melissa Hughes, Anne Rhodes, Steve Dalachnsky, and Ryan Opperman, an ensemble of fifteen instrumentalists, and live video projections from Jason Ponce.
Laura Vitale/We Are Your Friends with Paul Geluso present A Capella Space Station: an evening of surround sound installation and performance in which ISSUE Project Room transmogrifies into a space ship environment constructed from the human voice and other human things.
The closing party for Expo '74, a user conference dedicated to Cycling 74's Max software, with performances by Luke DuBois, the primary architect of Jitter and an ISSUE Project Room board member, and violinist Todd Reynolds, longtime member of Bang On A Can, Steve Reich and Musicians, and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project.
Hubble, the solo guitar project of Ben Greenberg of Zs and Pygmy Shrews performs joined by bass clarinetist Jason Stein. The Stein/Jones/Gerstein/Niggenkemper/Hertenstein Quintet will perform original pieces by Jason Stein, Darius Jones, and Ben Gerstein.
ISSUE presents three ensembles exploring and pushing the boundary of contemporary vocal music: Ergodos, a production company and ensemble based in Dublin, Ireland; The Ascoli Ensemble, a vocal sextet performing medieval and contemporary work based in The Netherlands; and New York's own Ekmeles.
Doron Sadja premieres Breath, Heart, Skin— a new work for solo electronics utilizing ISSUE’s multichannel sound system. Delicate, slow, and synthetic, the work combines pristine electronics with lush romantic synthesizers, extreme frequencies, and computer-enhanced cello, clarinet, and percussion.