Issue Project Room

Name: Issue Project Room
Address: Brooklyn, NY, US
Telephone: +17183300313
Price range: $
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Pioneering performance center based in Downtown Brooklyn
http://issueprojectroom.org/events

ISSUE Project Room is a pioneering performance center, presenting projects by both emerging and established experimental artists that expand the boundaries of artistic practice and stimulate critical dialogue about art and culture in the broader community. ISSUE plays a vital role in NYC’s cultural ecology, facilitating the commission and premiere of new works and presenting a diverse array of art

ists working across the disciplines of music, sound, dance, performance and literature. Programming places a special focus on bringing recognition to artists whose important contributions to the creative field have been underrecognized, often as a result of gender, sexuality, or geographic location. Through the cultivation of innovative new work, ISSUE performs an essential research and development function that stimulates a constant influx of ideas into the local, national, and international creative landscape.

08/15/2025

As part of Celebrating David Behrman this Fall, the organization launches ISSUE Online to share three exclusive recorded conversations in advance of the 2025 Gala honoring Behrman’s legacy of collaboration and technological innovation.

The debut release features a dialogue between pioneering composers David Behrman and Terry Riley, moderated by Tom Welsh. The conversation is also presented in the context of a forthcoming Columbia Recordings box set reissue recognizing Riley’s 90th birthday, with liner notes written by Behrman. After more than 15 years, ISSUE captured the two artists face-to-face for a heartfelt reunion and discussion about their longstanding relationship and work in experimental music.

Join as an ISSUE Member today and receive early access to this release and more!

08/06/2025

This Fall, ISSUE is ✨𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧✨ with a series honoring the groundbreaking composer and 2025 ISSUE Gala honoree. These programs reflect the continued relevance, adaptability, and intergenerational resonance of Behrman’s work, performed by a dynamic group of collaborators both past and present.

ISSUE announces three live performances at the 22 Boerum Pl. theater featuring:
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Frankie Mann

Moira Zhang

Carol Robinson

📷: Courtesy of David Behrman Archives/E.V.A. Industries (1978)

08/01/2025

Friday, September 19th at 8pm, ISSUE Project Room and The Emily Harvey Foundation () are honored to present a rare public appearance by artist, philosopher, and composer Henry Flynt, in conjunction with the 2025 Brooklyn Book Festival (). In this special engagement, Flynt will revisit his seminal 1961 Concept Art work, Transformations, offering a deep, contextual study of the piece and its varied guises over time. Tix now available 🎟️

All ISSUE Members receive discounted tickets to the event, and All-Access Members+ receive a free copy of About Transformations!

07/31/2025

It is impossible to express how much Robert Wilson will be missed. ISSUE sends our deepest condolences to his extended family of artists, collaborators, partners and friends. We consider ourselves lucky to have been in his orbit and to count him as a member of our Artistic Advisory Council. We love you Bob and we send our thoughts to and to all affected by this loss.

“If we lose our culture, we lose our memory” - Robert Wilson (1941 - 2025)

📸 Wilson at ISSUE in 2019 by

07/22/2025

We’re excited to offer exclusive perks for new and renewing Members during the 2025 Summer Membership Campaign, including free event access, artist merch, and limited-time offers from longtime partners like Kayrock Screenprinting and The Wire: Adventures In Modern Music!

07/15/2025

To everyone who joined us for the final week of our Summer Season—thank you for showing up! We’ll be back at Boerum on September 3rd 🌇 until then…

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07/08/2025

As we prepare for our 2025 Fall Season, ISSUE’s Summer Membership Campaign is now live!

By becoming a Member, you’re not only showing up—you’re helping ensure this work continues, regardless of shifting funding landscapes. Membership is one way to invest in the future of experimental art, while keeping our programs accessible for all.

Unlock exclusive benefits including free access to:
🔑 the live recording with JJJJJerome Ellis & S T A R R busby TONIGHT
🔑 this weekend’s summer closing events
🔑 ISSUE’s Fall Opening concert on 9/3, and more!

06/12/2025

Just announced: a SURPRISE addition to our summer season closing weekend…

The return of “talk rock”band Title TK. Following their last rare appearance as a group at ISSUE in 2012 & reunite for what they call their first show in eons on July 12 at 8pm. Free for Members✨

06/05/2025

This July, all ISSUE programs are free for Members! Thank you for supporting the organization 🤍

7/1 🏡 Opening the month is a limited engagement for ISSUE Members with Thomas Ankersmit (). The evening consists of an intimate conversation about his artistic practice with the Serge Modular analog synthesizer, his main instrument since 2006.

7/8 🏡 Glory, Glory is a special recording session by composer, poet, and 2021 Artist-In-Residence JJJJJerome Ellis (), joined by longtime collaborator S T A R R busby (). While this event is open to the public, it gives unique access to ISSUE Members and launches the 2025 Summer Membership Campaign. Ellis will transform the limited capacity 22 Boerum Pl. theater into a live recording environment, and invites audiences to participate in an evolving sonic conversation rooted in the Black musical traditions of spirituals and hymns.

7/13 🏡 Later that week, ISSUE hosts LISTENING THROUGH THE FIRE, a free public town hall organized by sound conceptualist & 2009 ISSUE Artist-In-Residence Matana Roberts–the first in a nationwide series of gatherings. Following four nights of sonic conjuring and collective focus at The Stone, Roberts invites participants to gather at the 22 Boerum Pl. theater, not as an audience, but as kindred comrades in dialogue.

05/23/2025

𝓢𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓓𝓪𝓽𝓮: ISSUE Project Room is delighted to honor legendary composer and computer music pioneer David Behrman (.david) at our 2025 Gala✨

This year’s Gala recognizes David Behrman’s innovative contributions to electronic and experimental music, his collaborative spirit, and his influence on the integration of technology and live performance. Behrman’s visionary work, and enduring collaborations, place him at the center of an expansive network of ISSUE-affiliated artists. It is in recognition of this profound influence and artistic kinship that we are proud to honor him at the 2025 Gala celebration.

Design inspired by Behrman’s “On the Other Ocean,” Lovely Music, 1978.

05/14/2025

Yasunao Tone’s radical approach to sound, media and language shaped generations of artists working across disciplines. ISSUE was honored to present his work over many years, including in 2016 and again in 2023 with AI Deviation, continuing his lifelong inquiry into glitch, chance, and the politics of noise. We will remember him with reverence and gratitude.

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05/13/2025

🤝 PREMIERES TOMORROW!
DISTANT PAIRS: EDEN GIRMA & MARYANA KLOCHKO

Two artists in separate worlds begin an ever-delayed conversation. As the intimate exchange unfolds, what do they realize about these worlds darkly unraveling around them, and the threads of connections invariably laced within the surrounding ruin?

Stream for free on ISSUE’s website / Time Based’s YouTube!

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https://issueprojectroom.org/

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