Saturday, April 25th, at 8pm, ISSUE Project Room celebrates its relationship with Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center and honors longtime Executive Director Carol Parkinson. Founded by artists as a nonprofit in 1977, Harvestworks has helped generations of artists create new works using technology. Proceeds support Harvestworks’ major initiatives and audience ticket purchases help sustain the future of Harvestworks programs.
The evening features Lori Napoleon, Elliott Sharp and collaborators performing Christian Marclay’s Screen Play, and a closing DJ set by Yo Vinyl Richie.
ISSUE is pleased to welcome artists who are part of both organizations’ communities, including ISSUE Artistic Advisory Council member Elliott Sharp and Lori Napoleon, the artist behind Meridian7 (2014 Harvestworks Artist-in-Residence) and Antenes (2017 ISSUE Artist-in-Residence). Napoleon appears as part of ISSUE’s yearlong celebration of the 20th anniversary of its Artists-in-Residence (AIR) program. This season highlights AIRs whose work reflects the ongoing evolution of the broader community of experimental artists who have helped shape the organization for over two decades.
The public program is as follows:
8:00pm
Lori Napoleon
Live analogue synthesizer performance
8:30pm
Screen Play by Christian Marclay
A video score in which found film footage is combined with computer animation to create a visual projection interpreted by live musicians. Performed by Elliott Sharp with Melvin Gibbs, Jim Thirlwell, Kalun Leung, and Judith Insell
9:00pm
Yo Vinyl Richie
Vinyl DJ set featuring some of Carol’s favorite records
ISSUE Members receive discounted tickets using their unique code at checkout. Student discounts will be available at the door (7:30pm) with a valid ID.
Note: General Admission is primarily standing room, with limited seating available. Patrons requiring accessible entry or seating accommodations, including wheelchair access, are encouraged to contact tech@issueprojectroom.org at least 48-hours in advance so we can best support your visit.
Christian Marclay is a New York–based visual artist and composer known for pioneering work that explores the relationship between sound and image. Raised in Geneva, Switzerland, where he studied at the École Supérieure d’Art Visuel, Marclay has been experimenting since the late 1970s with sampling, collage, and performance using vinyl records, film, and found media to create what he describes as a “theatre of found sound.” As a musician he has collaborated with artists including John Zorn, Butch Morris, and Sonic Youth. His work has been exhibited internationally, including major presentations at Tate Modern, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and the Venice Biennale. He is represented by Paula Cooper Gallery and White Cube.
Lori Napoleon (Antenes) is a composer, electronic musician, and sound artist known for her work with custom analog synthesizers and experimental electronic music. Her practice explores immersive sonic environments, blending modular and granular synthesis, processed binaural recordings, and layered electronic textures. Napoleon has been active in New York’s experimental music community for decades, performing at venues, festivals, and media-arts spaces while developing a distinctive approach to live electronic performance. Her work bridges electronic composition and sound design, emphasizing the tactile and expressive possibilities of analog and digital sound synthesis. Lori Napoleon (Antenes) was a 2017 ISSUE Artist-In-Residence.
Elliott Sharp is an influential composer, multi-instrumentalist, and performer whose work spans experimental music, jazz, contemporary classical, and electronic composition. Emerging from New York’s downtown music scene in the late 1970s, Sharp is known for integrating advanced compositional systems, improvisation, and innovative guitar techniques. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he has composed for ensembles, orchestras, film, and multimedia projects while collaborating with artists across disciplines. His work has been presented internationally at major festivals and performance venues, and he remains a key figure in experimental and avant-garde music. Sharp is also a member of ISSUE’s Artistic Advisory Council.
Yo Vinyl Richie, born in the Bronx and currently living in New York City, is a composer and turntablist whose passion for the turntable began at an early age. Inspired by DJ competitions and parties as a child, he honed turntablism techniques and embraced the turntable as his primary instrument, both solo and in collaboration with others. Richie has showcased his artistry at esteemed venues such as Roulette, The Kitchen, Princeton University, and Queens Town Hall. He is currently a Harvestworks TIP resident and also the recipient of the NYSCA 2025 grant as a composer.
