ISSUE Project Room 2024 Gala

ISSUE Project Room is delighted to honor the renowned performance & visual artist Jo Andres at their 2024 Gala. This year’s Gala recognizes Jo on the heels of Jo Andres: Before Your Eyes – a solo exhibition spanning 40 years, presented by SPRING/BREAK Art Show promoting the first expansive exhibition of the artist’s work, including ISSUE’S co-presentation of the Liquid TV Salon. Jo stalwartly supported ISSUE since the organization’s early days in the East Village, and was a longtime friend and ally to ISSUE’s founder Suzanne Fiol. Alongside her husband and long-standing ISSUE Board Member Steve Buscemi, the brilliant artist, filmmaker, choreographer and member of ISSUE’s Artistic Advisory Council crucially advocated for the organization as it grew and established itself in Brooklyn. ISSUE remains truly grateful for her ardent commitment to experimental art, and for her belief in the organization as “the pulse of the culture.”

ISSUE’s Gala is an opportunity to recognize important figures in the experimental arts community and serves as a critical fundraising initiative towards ongoing commissions, international artist appearances, residencies, and premieres. The evening reinforces the organization’s investment in underrepresented artists, while continuing to develop new ways of supporting experimental work.