June 2022

Alvin Lucier Memorial Livestream

Streaming on this webpage and Vimeo

On Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19th - 2pm ET, The Stokes-Lucier family and ISSUE Project Room will host a memorial for the late Alvin Lucier (May 14th, 1931 - Dec. 1st, 2021), revolutionary American composer and beloved pioneer of experimental music.

Artists-In-Residence 2022

Tatyana Tenenbaum & Hadar Ahuvia: Long tones in the days of omer

Congregation Beth Elohim

Choreographer and composer Tatyana Tenenbaum continues her 2022 ISSUE residency with Long tones in the days of omer, a collaboration with independent dancer, choreographer, Jewish educator, and service leader Hadar Ahuvia. The performance will take place at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Queer Trash Presents: Will Atkins / Lucie Vítková / Gabe Rubin

The Invisible Dog Art Center

2018 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial fellow and collective Queer Trash are thrilled to present new work from composer and multi-instrumentalist Lucie Vítková, performance artist Gabe Rubin, and butoh dancer Will Atkins—an evening spanning performance art, experimental composition, movement, and rope suspension.

Fuji||||||||||ta / Tomoko Hojo

Brooklyn Music School

ISSUE and AvanTokyo are pleased to present the debut New York City performance of Japanese sound artist Fuji||||||||||ta, who performs in-person with his self-built one-of-a-kind pipe organ instrument that incorporates voice synthesized water tanks. The evening will also feature work from sound artist Tomoko Hojo.

Bergsonist: As If Reality?

Building 10a Nolan Park Governors Island

June 10 8pm & June 11 3pm, ISSUE & Harvestworks are pleased to present two new works from artist, musician, and designer Selwa Abd (Bergsonist). The June 10 program features the premiere of a new video work streamed on the ISSUE website; June 11 is an outdoor performance taking place on Governors Island.

Che Chen: WHALE CREEK

Whale Creek Canal (Newtown Creek Nature Walk)

June 8 7pm & June 9 8pm, ISSUE presents two new works from artist Che Chen. The June 8 is a live outdoor performance along the banks of Whale Creek Canal—the first of a two part (inter)action with the sonic environment of Newtown Creek, former Mespat hunting/foraging grand now home to the Newtown Creek Nature Walk.