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.
Three evenings of experimental films and videos made by women artists in the U.S. over the last six decades, subjectively culled by three guest curators well respected for the intelligence of their programming.
Artists-In-Residence 2008
ISSUE Project Room Artist in Residence, Tristan Perich presents new compositions for soloist with 1-bit music + a performance by pianist David Broome.
ISSUE Project Room and WFMU present a month of collaborative concerts. This evening featuring Trouble (host of "This is the Modern World"), Lights and Teeth Mountain.
ISSUE Project Room and WFMU present a month of collaborative concerts. This evening featuring Fabio (host of "Strength Through Failure"), Michael Evans/Ken Montgomery Duo, Lary 7, and Kenta Nagai.
Jason Kahn, Byran Eubanks and Andrew Lafkas meet for the first time to perform two sets of improvisations.
Jacob Kirkegaard's new work Labyrinthitis is an interactive sound piece that consists entirely of sounds generated in the artist’s auditory organs – and will cause audible responses in those of the audience. New York-based minimalist composer and sound artist, Kyle Bobby Dunn, also performs solo.
ISSUE Project Room and WFMU present a month of collaborative concerts. This evening featuring WFMU music director/DJ, Brian Turner, a solo performance by Cooper-Moore, Ryan Jewell and Greg Kelley Duo, plus a performance by Heathen Shame.
ISSUE Project Room and WFMU present a month of collaborative concerts. This evening featuring Bethany Ryker (host of "Stochastic Hit Parade"), Bloodcount, Normal Love and New York Miniaturist Ensemble.