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2021 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow Sami Hopkins presents her first program in Propositions from the deadWIP, featuring composer, drummer, and scholar Jessie Cox in collaboration with Kathryn Schulmeister, Juliana Gaona-Villamizar, “Dac” Chang, and Douglas R. Ewart.

Sound/visual artist, improviser, and performer Austin Sley Julian opens his 2021 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Observitor Ghosting, hosted at The Living Gallery.

Composer, poet, and performer JJJJJerome Ellis opens his 2021 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Fountain #2, continuing his pre-pandemic practice of giving live sound baths, as well as his ongoing investigation into forms of "infinite music" like loops and drones.

Violist Joanna Mattrey opens her 2021 ISSUE residency with the premiere of Thrum, a performance film piece that blends sound, light, poetry, and cinema, featuring poet/filmmaker No Land.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Dearest, a new work by choreographer and performer Mariana Valencia, part of the With Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Re-member(ing) Khmer, a new work by writer Sokunthary Svay, part of the With Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Sonic Botany, a new work by composer, sound artist, improviser and teacher Maayan Tsadka, part of the With Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Soleil Solace, a new work by multidisciplinary artist and experimental musician Julia Santoli in collaboration with sound artists Caroline Partamian and Suzueri.

ISSUE is pleased to stream ENDEAVORING PURITY, a new work by sound artist, producer, and DJ SYANIDE, part of the Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream Vulnerability & Growth, an erotic short film by artist and interdisciplinary designer Crystal Peñalosa, part of the With Womens Work series.

Choreographer and performer Ayano Elson responds to a score by pioneering composer and accordionist Pauline Oliveros as a part of the With Womens Work series.

ISSUE is pleased to stream sound artist crys cole’s Valid ForeverrRrrRRrrr… (pt.1), a lockdown interpretation of composer Beth Anderson’s Valid For Life. The piece is part of the With Womens Work series, commissioning artists to interpret and respond to scores included in Womens Work, a magazine first edited and self-published in 1975 by Alison Knowles and Annea Lockwood.

ISSUE opens the 2021 Season in partnership with Abrons Arts Center with the presentation of Seasons In A Quasar, a new collaborative work by Brooklyn-based vocalist and producer Embaci and South African via NYC artist Dasychira.

Composer and performer John McCowen presents his third and final performance as a 2020 ISSUE Artist-In-Residence with LOW QUARTET, featuring Leila Bordreuil, Zach Rowden, & Lester St. Louis.