Events 2020

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.

ISSUE is pleased to stream a performance from Heroes Are Gang Leaders, literary free jazz ensemble of writers, artists and musicians as a part of the Brooklyn Book Festival. Featuring an expansive fourteen member band, the performance features the full line up as well as multiple embedded solos and ensemble formations.

John McCowen continues his 2020 ISSUE residency with a streamed performance of compositions from his duo with clarinetist Madison Greenstone. The stream includes premieres of new works from the Mundanas book as well as selections from 2018’s Mundanas I-V released by Edition Wandelweiser.

2020 ISSUE Artist-In-Residence Holland Andrews presents Seraph (Muthertongue), a new vocal and electronic performance streamed from ISSUE’s 22 Boerum theater. With emotionality at the core of their compositional style, Andrews is known for expansive works which combine voice and instrumental performance.

On September 16th, The Steve Circuit concludes with Walking The Steve Circuit, a video essay by Yuko Otomo and Matt Mottel. They will share their own insight, stories and “astral logick” as they return to the sites featured in each of the six episodic broadcasts. The “subterranean spirit” is alive and in the streets.

ISSUE streams a 360 degree video presentation of electronic music pioneer Laurie Spiegel’s piece A Harmonic Algorithm 2011 coordinated with composer Seth Cluett. Working in dialogue with Spiegel, Seth Cluett has created new diffusion of the work that will take advantage of 22 Boerum's unique acoustics.

This Summer, 2020, ISSUE and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council present The Steve Circuit, an episodic series of videos and digital artwork dedicated to the late beloved poet Steve Dalachinsky developed by his wife, painter and poet Yuko Otomo, and interdisciplinary artist Matt Mottel.

This Summer, 2020, ISSUE and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council present The Steve Circuit, an episodic series of videos and digital artwork dedicated to the late beloved poet Steve Dalachinsky developed by his wife, painter and poet Yuko Otomo, and interdisciplinary artist Matt Mottel.

This Summer, 2020, ISSUE and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council present The Steve Circuit, an episodic series of videos and digital artwork dedicated to the late beloved poet Steve Dalachinsky developed by his wife, painter and poet Yuko Otomo, and interdisciplinary artist Matt Mottel.

This Summer, 2020, ISSUE and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council present The Steve Circuit, an episodic series of videos and digital artwork dedicated to the late beloved poet Steve Dalachinsky developed by his wife, painter and poet Yuko Otomo, and interdisciplinary artist Matt Mottel.

This Summer, 2020, ISSUE and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council present The Steve Circuit, an episodic series of videos and digital artwork dedicated to the late beloved poet Steve Dalachinsky developed by his wife, painter and poet Yuko Otomo, and interdisciplinary artist Matt Mottel.