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.
Gabrielle Senza and Marc Zegans share their collaborative project, Pillow Talk. Plus a performance by Ecstatic Quartet featuring MV Carbon, Lucian Buscemi, Michael Evans, and Anthony Ptak.
Sound artist and vocalist, Liz Tonne collaborates with percussionist, Sean Meehan + a performance by the Brooklyn-based composer, Duane Pitre.
ISSUE Project Room presents performances by MV Carbon and Hahn Rowe.
Dan Graham presents a screening of Rock My Religion; a provocative thesis on the relation between religion and rock music in contemporary culture.
Ashley Paul/ Eli Keszler combine sustained resonances with constantly shifting jabs and attacks. Keszler’s bowed metal and driving percussion, and Paul’s expressive reeds and floating vocals, creating deliriously eye opening moments. The duo will be joined by some very special guests.
Media and sound artist, Ernesto Klar performs at ISSUE Project Room joined by a performance from Zachary Lieberman.
Poet, Doug Nufer and "vocal acrobat" Zeroboy continue ISSUE Project Room's Littoral series. Plus a musical performance by Lycaon Pictus.
Visual and sound artist, Bruce Trovsky and composer / new media artist, Zach Layton perform at ISSUE Project Room.