Sergei Tcherepnin

Sergei Tcherepnin
Thu 01 Oct, 2026, 8pm
22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn 11201

Thursday, October 1st at 8pm, ISSUE presents an entirely new work for Serge Modular synthesizer by 2012 AIR Sergei Tcherepnin. Developed by the artist's uncle, Serge Tcherepnin, in 1973, the Serge Modular continues to inform Tcherepnin's work across sound, sculpture, and live performance. This event also follows ISSUE's celebration of the Serge Modular's 50th anniversary in 2023.

Incorporating elements of noise, trance and minimalism, the piece unfolds as an intense urban landscape where densely layered harmonies collide with shimmering noise. Odd tonal patterns emerge, dissolve, and recombine in unexpected ways, building on the artist's longstanding interest in the material and psychological effects of sound.

Since his ISSUE residency in 2012, Tcherepnin's practice has expanded to encompass what he calls queer sound and queer listening. Drawing connections between psychoacoustics, queer listening, and the socially coded ways we perceive sound, the artist has continued to explore how listening shapes our experience of one another and the world around us. This new work reflects those ongoing concerns, inviting audiences into a mode of sensitive, deep listening.

This program was curated by Zev Greenfield.