サウンドアーティスト、ミュージシャン、現代美術家。
アメリカ・ロサンゼルス出身。UCLAでメディアアートを専攻。

オルタナアートサイト UNSOUND.COM、インターネットバンドWIGGLE、Six String Sonics, The （ギター解体ユニット）など、活動は広く世界的に評価されている。

文化庁メディア芸術祭過去4回受賞、様々な国でのアートフェスティバルや国際映画祭、展示においては国立新美術館（東京）をはじめとするLA、ベルリン、ポーランドなど各主要美術館にて行っている。

展示：
国立新美術館(東京)、 東京都写真美術館(東京)、六本木ヒルズ（東京）、The Hammer Museum (L.A.)、 Castillo de Rivoli (Italy)、 Center for Contemporary Art Zamek Ujazdowski (Warsaw, Poland)、 CSW Torun (Poland)、LACE Gallery (L.A.)、Laforet Harajuku (東京)、Panke Gallery (Berlin)、西武渋谷、Elephant Studio/Watowa、Root K Contemporary等。
コラボレーション：
Ken Ishii, EYƎ Yamantaka (Boredoms)、Yoshimi (Boredoms, OOIOO)、山川冬樹、Merzbow、大友良英、Battles、Vincent Gallo、吉田達也 (Ruins)、Carl Stone、Alec Empire (Atari Teenage Riot)、Yaap Blonk、Steve Albini (Big Black, Shellac)、足立智美、Tamio Shiraishi (Fushitsusha)、Cristian Vogel、Zbigniew Karkowski、Atau Tanaka、GX Jupitter Larsen (The Haters)、Nissennenmondai、Christian Galarreta、Joseph Hammer等。
フェスティバル：
Fuji Rock Festival、文化庁メディア芸術祭 (過去4回受賞)、Ars Electronica (3回招聘)、恵比寿映像祭、六本木アートナイト、 Media Ambition Tokyo、Rotterdam国際映画祭、World Wide Video Festival (Amsterdam)、Fringe Festival NYC、Glow Festival (Los Angeles)、Canon Digital Creators Contest、New York Fringe Festival (NYC)等。
ライブパフォーマンス：
Liquid Room (東京)、 Womb (東京)、 Club Asia (東京)、ORF (Austria)、Melkweg (Amsterdam)、 Schouwburg (Rotterdam)、 The Sprawl (London)、秋葉原Goodman、Ebisu Milk、新宿Loft、大阪Rockets等。
Artist HP｜ https://www.unsound.com/
IG｜@gilkuno FB | @gilkuno TW | @gilkuno

アメリカ・ロサンゼルス出身。UCLAでメディアアートを専攻。ニューヨーク/LA/東京在住。 オルタナアートサイト UNSOUND.COM、インターネットバンド WIGGLE、FLOW、Six String Sonics, The (ギター解体ユニット)など、活動は広く世界的に評価されている。

【賞/アートフェスティバル】

文化庁メディア芸術祭(過去4回受賞)、Ars Electronica(3回出展/出演)、恵比寿映像祭、六本木 アートナイト、Rotterdam国際映画祭、World Wide Video Festival (Amsterdam)、Fringe Festival NYC、Glow Festival (Los Angeles)、WRO Festival (Poland)、ほか

【展示・パフォーマンス】

国立新美術館(東京,) 東京都写真美術館(東京,) Zerospace (New York,) Waterfall Gallery (New York,) The Hammer Museum (L.A.,) Root-K Contemporary, Castillo de Rivoli (Italy,) Center for Contemporary Art Zamek Ujazdowski (Warsaw, Poland,) CSW Torun (Poland,) New York Fringe Festival, Torrance Art Museum (L.A.,) JACCC (L.A.,) MCM Gallery (Serbia,) House of Legacy (Serbia,) New Wight Gallery (L.A.,) LACE Gallery (LA,) Laforet Harajuku (東京,) Panke Gallery (Berlin,) ORF (Austria,) Art|Sci Gallery (L.A.,) Fuji Rock Festival (苗場,) Melkweg (Amsterdam,) Schouwburg (Rotterdam,) The Sprawl (London,) Liquid Room (東京,) Womb (東京,) Club Asia (東京,) ほか

【コラボレーション】

EYE Yamantaka (Boredoms,) Yoshimi (Boredoms, OOIOO,) Ken Ishii, 山川冬樹, Merzbow, 大友良英, Battles, Vincent Gallo, 吉田達也 (Ruins,) Carl Stone, Alec Empire (Atari Teenage Riot,) Steve Albini (Big Black, Shellac,) Tomomi Adachi, Cristian Vogel, Zbigniew Karkowski, Atau Tanaka, GX Jupitter Larsen (The Haters,) Nissennenmondai, Christian Galarreta, Joseph Hammer ほか

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 collaborated with internationally renowned artists 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.
Artist HP｜ https://www.unsound.com/
IG｜@gilkuno FB | @gilkuno TW | @gilkuno

Artist Statement:

Kuno’s work is often reminiscent of the organic and social processes that surround us, yet they exceed the familiarity we often associate them with.

Through experiments in the audio-visual and re-envisioning experiences common within everyday life, Gil aims to push people away from paradigmatic thinking. He takes a whimsical approach in subverting common perceptions of reality.

Gil’s passion for the art of sound has inspired him to explore the limits of expression and create experiences both emotionally evocative and technically challenging.

Gil Kuno major projects:
1994 Unsound – online multimedia experiment with crowd collaboration capabilities. (Recommended by Timothy Leary
1995 Unsound Interactive Concert – offline concert where visitors can be creative with audio visual synergy
1996 Wiggle – world’s first Internet band (Signed to Universal)
2002 Flow – interactive music video (collaboration with animator Han Hoogerbrugge, Award from Ars Electronica)
2004 Six String Sonics – guitar deconstruction band (Award from Japanese Government, Featured in Fringe Festival)
2005 De-Composition Series – sound art installations (Slinky piece, Pingphony, etc.)
2006 The Antmaster – kinetic graffiti project (Exhibited at Ars Electronica)
2015 Waterfall, Waves, Sky – flip dot sculptures (Exhibited in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo)
2021 Noisemakers – flip dot music composition devices (Exhibited in over a dozen cities)
2024 GA•GA•GA – Sound art performance unit (Performed at Roppongi Art Night)

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