NY Press: Issue Project Room’s Suzanne Fiol Dies
New York Press has confirmed that Suzanne Fiol, the executive director of Issue Project Room, a cutting edge arts space in Gowanus, passed away this morning. IPR has yet to release a statement, but it’s said that Fiol, who founded the space in 2003 and was a huge presence in the Brooklyn arts scene, had been battling with cancer.
Feast Of Music:
Suzanne passed away earlier today after her long battle with cancer. For those who knew her, Suzanne was equal parts den mother and junkyard dog, providing a warm and nurturing home (four homes, actually, including their new downtown Brooklyn space, set to open in 2011) to some of the most radical and uncompromising – and sweetest and most transporting – music ever heard in this city. For me personally, she was responsible for some of my most magical musical moments: from Rhys Chatham’s 100 Guitars (with Sonic Youth, Robert Longo and others), to shows by Tony Conrad and Iva Bittova, to Leif Inge’s 9 beet stretch at sunrise in the old silo. Not to mention Share every Sunday.
James Blackshaw @ Issue Project Room from East Village Radio on Vimeo.
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