ISSUE’s inaugural Artist Fund culminates in our online Benefit on October 21st, streaming at 8pm EST. The event features a host of new audiovisual works from Jim O'Rourke, Sarah Hennies + a collaboration between past and present Artists-In-Residence Holland Andrews, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste & Will Rawls.

ISSUE is pleased to stream a new work from legendary artists and cult punk icons Ana da Silva and Phew. Composed through files exchanged files via email, both artists are familiar with working across distance with a sense of poetry and inquisitiveness, of intuition and invention, of new languages taking shape.

ISSUE is pleased to stream the debut collaborative presentation of New York-based multidisciplinary artist Dreamcrusher & Berlin-based producer and DJ Dis Fig. Often expressing dystopian visions through powerful sound, both artists conjure unique styles of confrontational, revelatory, intense music.

ISSUE streams new collaborative work between London-based pianist and composer Veryan Weston & New York-based experimental saxophonist and composer Ingrid Laubrock—a film “Art and Life in Self-Isolation" reflecting on new working methods.

ISSUE is pleased to stream the debut collaboration between Poughkeepsie-based Joe McPhee and Tokyo-based composer Taku Unami. Despite having never worked together previously, both artists share a similarly liberated approach through their expansive individual discographies and various collaborations.

Writer and performer Justin Allen continues his 2020 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Drums. The third performance of the series, Drums will feature drumming by drummer, composer and producer Savannah Harris.

Writer and performer Justin Allen continues his 2020 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Bass. The second performance of the series, will feature electric bass by multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist Taja Cheek.

Writer and performer Justin Allen continues his 2020 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Guitar, a performance stemming from ongoing research into how to emulate, experiment with, and better understand the performance practices of punk singers.