ISSUE presents the premiere of three audiovisual compositions by Matt Mottel (2010 AIR). These works bring Mottel’s distinct artistic sensibility into dialogue with formative figures in his life and in New York’s avant-garde, tracing a lineage that is both deeply personal and central to ISSUE’s history.
Monarch Butterfly by rocío sánchez (2026 AIR) features Melissa Almaguer (tap dance and percussion) and Kenneth Jiménez (double bass). Together, the trio explores the elusive monarch’s migratory journey through sound and movement, with each instrument articulating distinct states of motion.
Isabella Thorpe-Woods presents "Envelop/e," her second program as ISSUE’s 2026 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow. Bringing together choreographers Jade Manns and Ella Dawn W-S for site-specific duets, they navigate presence and absence, repetition and rupture, and the tension between inherited geometries and shifting landscapes.
"Spiriting Off" is a new solo work by luthier Webb Crawford (2026 AIR) for electric guitar, tenor banjo, and five-string banjo.
ISSUE closes the summer season with the return of Matana Roberts (2009 AIR). Opening the evening, Ben Vida (2013 AIR) will perform music from his 2026 release, "Oblivion Seekers" with vocalist Sara Magenheimer.
At the ISSUE Project Room, Sportsman’s Paradise will perform their Tibetan-bells-and-six-guitars half-hour piece XEAEX and debut a shorter composition for six guitars as well.
MATA presents a gloriously loud and eclectic program featuring Dither, a versatile electric guitar quartet and a rising force in New York. Curated by guitarists James Moore and Taylor Levine, MATA will showcase six exciting new works by young composers.
The six-piece improvisational band, Excepter are joined by Brooklyn-based group, Mirror Mirror at ISSUE Project Room.
ISSUE Project Room presents performances by King Darves, Florida, and Kwaidan with special guest Matt Heyner.
Tony Conrad & Genesis P-Orridge: Two special evenings of collaboration: Saturday, 10 January & Sunday, 11 January 2009.
Tony Conrad & Genesis P-Orridge: Two special evenings of collaboration: Saturday, 10 January & Sunday, 11 January 2009.
ISSUE Project Room presents Carlos Giffoni, Dan Friel and Noveller.
ISSUE Project Room presents Talibam!, Car Commercials plus special guest: guitarist Stian Westerhus.