Upcoming Events

Matt Mottel: The Image Is a Seed

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

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.

Artists-In-Residence 2026

rocío sánchez: Monarch Butterfly

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

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.

Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellowship 2026

Jade Manns / Ella Dawn W-S

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

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.

Matana Roberts / Ben Vida with Sara Magenheimer

22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

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.

Past Events

The Joshua Light Show: Invisible Conga People + Soft Circle

Old American Can Factory

ISSUE Project Room is thrilled to host pioneering multimedia artist Joshua White and his legendary Joshua Light Show for a week of unique audiovisual collaborations. The residency will involve White’s iconic projections alongside an incredible roster of musicians each night of the residency.

The Joshua Light Show: Spiritual Unity

Old American Can Factory

ISSUE Project Room is thrilled to host pioneering multimedia artist Joshua White and his legendary Joshua Light Show for a week of unique audiovisual collaborations. The residency will involve White’s iconic projections alongside an incredible roster of musicians each night of the residency.

The Joshua Light Show: Pandit Samir Chatterjee and K.V. Mahabala

Old American Can Factory

ISSUE Project Room is thrilled to host pioneering multimedia artist Joshua White and his legendary Joshua Light Show for a week of unique audiovisual collaborations. The residency will involve White’s iconic projections alongside an incredible roster of musicians each night of the residency.