Traveling from Ensenada, Baja California, across the border into San Diego, 2026 Artist-In-Residence rocío sánchez traces the acoustic, cultural, and ecological resonances of the US-México Borderlands for their first commission.
Media
ISSUE has a significant archive of performance documentation that represents both an important link to the past, and a future resource for artists and audiences. ISSUE’s public media archive is a consistently updated and freely accessible collection of video and audio documentation from recent and past ISSUE performances. Currently, ISSUE is in the process of digitizing historical documentation from its former homes at The Old American Can Factory and silo space in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Regular updates feature newly published materials within ISSUE’s constantly expanding performance history.
Webb Crawford: Men dreme of thing that never was ne shall
2026 Artist-In-Residence Webb Crawford presents their first commission. A luthier whose practice centers on modern reconstructions of historical stringed instruments, Crawford explores their recontextualization within experimental music.
In Conversation: BINT & Leyya Mona Tawil
BINT (2023 AIR) and Leyya Mona Tawil (2020 SFCF) activate ISSUE Online this March in celebration of the 20th anniversary of ISSUE’s AIR program.
Raúl de Nieves & Dawn Kasper
ISSUE presents a first-time collaboration between multimedia artist and 2014 ISSUE AIR Raúl de Nieves and interdisciplinary artist Dawn Kasper (2015 AIR) in honor of the anniversary season.
Justin Allen
ISSUE presents a first-time collaboration between multimedia artist and 2014 ISSUE AIR Raul de Nieves and interdisciplinary artist Dawn Kasper (2015 AIR) in honor of the anniversary season. The evening will open with a performance by Justin Allen (2020 AIR).
Tristan Perich & Katie Porter: The Density of Air
2009 ISSUE AIR Tristan Perich presents a new composition written for solo clarinet and a multitude of small speakers placed throughout ISSUE’s 22 Boerum Pl. theater.
After Nan Shepherd: Nate Wooley with Joan La Barbara & Yarn/Wire
ISSUE’s 2026 Winter Season Opening concert, After Nan Shepherd, co-presented with Brooklyn Music School is a work of chamber music composed by 2011 ISSUE AIR, Nate Wooley.
Paul de Jong with Beth Daunis: Light of Day
ISSUE Project Room closes its 2025 season with Light of Day, a new work-in-progress by cellist and co-founder of the Books, Paul de Jong, presented with longtime friend and collaborator Beth Daunis.
Jackson-Pratt: Mental Re-Suspension: Live Painting Music No.10 (For Anguish Under Foot)
Expanding his "Live Painting Music" series, 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jackson-Pratt presents the culminating commission of his ISSUE residency at MITU580.
Qiujiang Levi Lu (卢秋江): 沿光苍穹 / The Ever-Reaching, Luminescent Horizon
沿光苍穹 / The Ever-Reaching, Luminescent Horizon is the culminating commission of 2025 Artist-In-Residence Qiujiang Levi Lu, joined by violinist Scott Congyu Li as Warp Duo.
Zosha Warpeha: Long Exposure
2025 Artist-In-Residence Zosha Warpeha returns to a solo format to investigate questions of stillness, suspension, and vulnerability in her performance practice.
Jardineros: Hery Paz with Román Díaz & Francisco Mela
2025 Suzanne Fiol Curatorial Fellow Kenneth Jiménez presents the first live performance of Jardineros (“Gardeners”), concluding his year-long fellowship.
Dani Dobkin
ISSUE Project Room welcomes sound artist, composer, and educator Dani Dobkin to present new solo work for the Serge Modular synthesizer.
R. Luke DuBois
ISSUE Project Room welcomes sound artist, composer, and educator R. Luke DuBois to present new solo work for the Serge Modular synthesizer.