Biography
Gil Kuno has been challenging the boundaries of various media since the introduction of the Internet. Gil’s Unsound.com [1994] was an early crowd sourcing web experiment (which received a recommendation from Timothy Leary.) In 1996, he created Wiggle, the world’s first Internet band, then the guitar deconstruction project Six String Sonics, The (featured in the Fringe Festival in NYC) in 2004.
He has since created various sound sculptures/installations, including his most recent Noisemakers, which explores the composition possibilities of flip dot displays. Gil also articulates in other media (such as video, ceramics, acrylics, wood, etc.,) exploring the possibilities of each in innovative ways.
Gil has received awards and grants from: Japanese Ministry of Culture, US Embassy in Japan, Foundation for Contemporary Art. Ars Electronica, Canon Digital Creators Contest, Japan Media Arts Festival, etc.
He has exhibited with artists such as:
John Cage, Yoko Ono, Marina Abramović, Valie Export, John Baldessari, Takashi Murakami, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Marcel Duchamp, Tadanori Yokoo, Keith Haring, etc.
He has collaborated with internationally renowned musicians such as: Eye Yamantaka (Boredoms,) Yoshimi (Boredoms, OOIOO,) Battles, Vincent Gallo, Ken Ishii, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins,) Carl Stone, Elliot Sharp, Alec Empire (Atari Teenage Riot,) Steve Albini (Big Black, Shellac,) Cristian Vogel, Zbigniew Karkowski, Merzbow, GX Jupitter-Larsen (The Haters,) Nissennenmondai, Christian Galarreta, Joseph Hammer, Jaap Blonk, Fuyuki Yamakawa, Tamio Shiraishi, among many others.
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