Kio Griffith, Nozomu Suwa + Ryutaro Endo, Atsushi Tezuka + straytone

Kio Griffith Japan tour

performance:

・Kio Griffith (From Los Angels）
・Nozomu Suwa (16mm Film) + Ryutaro Endo (Guitar)
・Atsushi Tezuka (Video) + straytone (Modular Synth)

Kio Griffith is a Los Angeles‑based visual and sound artist, curator, performer, writer and educator. His work includes drawing, painting, sound, video, performance, electronics, language, sculpture and installation. He has exhibited in Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, London, Singapore, Turkey, Belgium and the U.S. 

My work is research into the specific sonic and visual transformation of history, myth, geographic locations, documentation and time. Through sound sculptures, installations, audio and visual recordings, crowd sourcing, and live performances, new narrative representations search for clues in which truisms are deconstructed, rearranged and orchestrated into an immersive social experience. The characteristics of sound, its layering of frequencies, the authoring of scores, the poignancy of its temporal realm, continuity, are evoked through patterns and loops, while objective physicality mirrors the pleasure of noise, atonality and harmony. 

www.kiogriffith.com

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2015

AIREGIN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN [performance] SOUNDING THE SPACE TOUR 
URBAN GUILD KYOTO, JAPAN [performance] SOUNDING THE SPACE TOUR 
RENAISS HALL OKAYAMA, JAPAN [performance] SOUNDING THE SPACE TOUR
KARAKORO KOBO MATSUE, JAPAN [performance] SOUNDING THE SPACE TOUR
OOKURAYAMA MEMORIAL HALL YOKOHAMA, JAPAN [performance] SOUNDING THE SPACE TOUR
MUZEUMM LOS ANGELES, CA [group show] UNCANNY
ZERRE PROJECTS ISTANBUL, TURKEY [group show] GHOSTLY SIGNS : EXISTENTIAL BODIES / 14th Istanbul Biennial
MUSEUM OF ART & HISTORY LANCASTER, CA [group show] WATERWORKS 2 
ELECTRIC LODGE VENICE, CA [performance] DRAGONFLY
ECHO PARK FILM CENTER ECHO PARK, CA [performance] GALAXY DRIVER
HOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT 2 WESTWOOD, CA [group show] PRETTY VACANT
SPLIT MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS SPLIT, CROATIA [group show] PHLOGISTON
KREUZBERG PAVILION BERLIN, GERMANY [group show] FROM THE BARRICADES
PAUL LOYA GALLERY CULVER CITY, CA [group show] XINLA BANSHO / FOREST OF EXPONENTIALS 
DURDEN & RAY LOS ANGELES, CA [group show] MURMURS AND INTRUSIONS 
BOX O PROJECTS / JOSHUA TREENIAL JOSHUA TREE, CA [installation] BLUE NOVA
INTEGRATRON / JOSHUA TREENIAL YUCCA VALLEY, CA [performance] DOWSING TO DOUSE
ROPPONGI 605 / Roppongi Art Night TOKYO, JAPAN [event] SOUTH PACIFIC CHESS
KYOTO ART OUTLET CENTER / Parasophia KYOTO, JAPAN [performance] PARACHUTE
KYOTO ART OUTLET CENTER / Parasophia KYOTO, JAPAN [performance] PARADIGMS
ANTENNA GALLERY KYOTO, JAPAN [group show] HOMING PIGEON 4
GALLERY TOMINOKOJI KYOTO, JAPAN [group show] PARABOLA
ROPPONGI 605 TOKYO, JAPAN [two person show] CORAL SEA
LOFT AT LIZ'S LOS ANGELES, CA [group show] WATERWORKS 2 
OUTPOST PROJECTS YUCCA VALLEY, CA [group shows] INAUGURAL SHOW


2014

MANHATTAN BEACH ART CENTER MANHATTAN BEACH, CA [group shows] DRAGNET
DAC GALLERY DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, CA [group shows] SOMETHING WITHIN
SLUICE EXCHANGE RATES / BROOKLN, NY [group shows] THE GREAT WRONG PLACE
YOKOHAMA TRIENNIAL 2014 TOKYO + YOKOHAMA, JAPAN [group shows] i:23
UCITY ART MUSEUM, GUANGZHOU ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS GUANGZHOU, CHINA [group show] AN AMERICAN WATER MARGIN
ARTRA CURATORIAL TORRANCE, CA [group show] MAS 6
ARTRA CURATORIAL ALBUQUERQUE, CA [group show] MAS ALBUQUERQUE
PORCH GALLERY OJAI, CA [group show] WATER WORKS
ROPPONGI 605 GALLERY TOKYO, JAPAN [2 person show] WHITEHOUSE | REDROOM
PROJECT NUMBER LONDON, UK [group show] PROJECT LALO
STUDIO 1:1 LONDON, UK [group show] PROJECT LALO
JAUS LOS ANGELES, CA [group show] IN 2040
ARTRA CURATORIAL SAN FRANCISCO, CA [group show] MAS [Ltd Ed] > SFO
JAUS LOS ANGELES, CA [group show] C-NOTE
TORRANCE ART MUSEUM TORRANCE, CA [group show] REVERB
ART APART FAIR SINGAPORE [group show] GALLERY LARA TOKYO

2013

DISJECTA PORTLAND, OR [group show] HISTORY LESSONS
MANUAL HISTORY MACHINES WONDER VALLEY, CA [group show] THE FAMILIAR UNFAMILIAR
ROPPONGI 605 GALLERY TOKYO, JAPAN [group show] HOMING PIGEON ED 2: TOKYO
KUAD GALLERY ISTANBUL, TURKEY [group show] A MARGINAL REVOLUTION / 13th Istanbul Biennial
ADC CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] 24FLAT6B
WEYOU TOUR NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK [performance] 
ARTSHARE LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] BOOK OF OMENS
ART HK / HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR HONG KONG [group show] 
MOON GALLERY HONG KONG [group show] REMEMBER THE DAYS OF BEING WILD
FLOWER PEPPER GALLERY PASADENA, CA [group show] HOME SWEET HOME
DIAVOLO SPACE LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] A STIGATISM / CATALYST 2013
MALIBU LUMBERYARD GALLERY MALIBU, CA [group show] HOMO LUMINOUS
ARTRA CURATORIAL LOS ANGELES, CA [group show] MAS ATTACK
VINCENT PRICE ART MUSEUM LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] MEXICALI BIENNIAL with Carmina Escobar


2012

MATHILDE HATZENBERGER GALLERY BRUSSELS, BELGIUM [group] Derriere Le Rideau
JAPAN AMERICA NATIONAL MUSEUM LOS ANGELES, CA [group] GIANT ROBOT BIENNIAL
CENTRO ESTATAL DE LAS ARTES ENSENADA ENSENADA, MEXICO [performance] ESPUMA CUANTICA 
ROPPONGI 605 GALLERY TOKYO, JAPAN [group] HANGA SHOW
ACE MUSEUM LOS ANGELES, CA [group] ALL IN FOR THE 99% 
UPSTAIRS AT THE MARKET GALLERY LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] WEST IS MORE with Carmina Escobar
GALLERY LARA TOKYO, JAPAN [group] BLEACH 
NIGHT GALLERY LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] CAR RIDE IS A MUSICAL SCORE
COUNTER PULSE SAN FRANCISCO, CA [video ] KATSURA KAN : ORACLE & ENIGMA
GR2 LOS ANGELES, CA [group] PRINTED MATTER 10

2011

ADC CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] SUNSPOT
GR2 LOS ANGELES, CA [group] POST-IT 7 curated by Eric Nakamura + Mark Todd
MOOSE LODGE LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] OPEN GATE with Therese Wong, Vinny Golia, Bill Casale
PIETER PERFORMANCE SPACE LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] OPEN GATE with Alex Cline, Jie Ma
WEST L.A. COLLEGE GALLERY CULVER CITY, CA [group] MONSTERS OF ART
LAST BOOKSTORE LOS ANGELES, CA [group] ABOVE THE SURFACE
ARENA 1 GALLERY SANTA MONICA, CA [group] SEEING THROUGH THE EYES OF MONA LISA
GALLERY LARA TOKYO TOKYO, JAPAN [group] ROSU NO NANCHATTE NIHONJIN
VARIOUS SPACES Roma, Firenze, Venezia,ITALY [group] ONE NIGHT STAND
KUNSTLERHAUSE HAMBURG FRISE HAMBURG, GERMANY [group] TEGAMI
CYPRESS COLLEGE ART GALLERY CYPRESS, CA [video] THE QUOTIDIAN WORLD
BLUE WHALE LOS ANGELES, CA [video] DANIEL ROSENBOOM SEPTET

2010

DIAVOLO SPACE LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] CATALYST
ADC CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] SONAR ECLIPSE
WEST L.A. COLLEGE GALLERY CULVER CITY, CA [group] NINE
EKSOBITION GALLERY POMONA, CA [3 person] OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, OUT OF TIME
HIGHWAYS PERFORMANCE SPACE SANTA MONICA, CA [video ] KATSURA KAN : ORACLE & ENIGMA
FOLLY BOWL ALTA DENA, CA [performance] THE PHILABOSIANS
ROYAL/T CULVER CITY, CA [video] YOSHITAKE EXPE
L.A. MUNICIPAL GALLERY HOLLYWOOD, CA [group show] CUP THOUGHTS 101

2009

THE PROSPECTOR LONG BEACH, CA [performance] LHOOQ w/ Motoko Honda, Joe Berardi, Nels Cline, Yuka Honda, Mike Watt, etc.
ADC CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES, CA [performance] BIRTHMARK
T•LOFTS SANTA MONICA, CA [group show] HERE AND NOW:ARTRA
MUSEUM OF NEON ART LOS ANGELES, CA [video] ONIBABA
SOUNDWALK 2009 LONG BEACH, CA [group show] 
FOLLY BOWL ALTA DENA, CA [performance] THE PHILABOSIANS
ROYAL/T CULVER CITY, CA [group show] CRUSADERS + HATERS
ECHO CURIO ECHO PARK, CA [video] ANNA HOMLER + EMILY HAY
REDCAT LOUNGE LOS ANGELES, CA [video ] DAREN BURNS TRIO
RESBOX HOLLYWOOD, CA [video] with EMILY HAY, MOTOKO HONDA + BRAD DUTZ 
TERRELL MORRE GALLERY INGLEWOOD, CA [group show] IMLA
PASADENA CENTRAL LIBRARY PASADENA, CA [video ] ONIBABA 
THE WULF LOS ANGELES, CA [video] with ICU 
GIBSON GLENDALE JAZZ + BLUES FESTIVAL GLENDALE, AZ [otonomiyaki] SOUND INSTALLATION

2008

HARBOR CITY COLLEGE AUDITORIUM LOS ANGELES, CA [video] WE ARE NOT ALONE with ICU 
SPRING ARTS COLLECTIVE GALLERY LOS ANGELES, CA [video installation] FIELDTRIP 
GALLERY RASEN LOS ANGELES, CA [video installation] KNOCK KNOCK! 
TAPER AUDITORIUM LOS ANGELES, CA [video] TENGU with ICU 
SOUNDWALK LOS ANGELES, CA [sound art] SOUNDWALK 2008
i-5 GALLERY LOS ANGELES, CA [sound art] POSTCARDS FROM THE ARTS EDGE
CENTER FOR THE ARTS EAGLE ROCK, CA [sound art] EBBS & FLOWS
BLACK MARIA GALLERY LOS ANGELES, CA [group] HOLLYWOOD APOCALYPSE 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART LOS ANGELES, CA [group] FOUND SOUND 

2006

BLACK MARIA GALLERY LOS ANGELES, CA [group] 
INFUSION GALLERY LOS ANGELES, CA [group] 
METROPOL LOS ANGELES, CA [group] LICK THE BEATERS

2005

NEW IMAGE ART GALLERY LOS ANGELES, CA [group] UP THE WATER SPOUT
HANGAR 1018 LOS ANGELES, CA [group] BASELINE PROJECT
NADFLY GLASGLOW,SCOTLAND [group] BUTTONS UP LA
METROPOL LOS ANGELES, CA [solo] UMBRELLA
PROJECT: LOS ANGELES, CA [group] ENJOY BY
LACDA LOS ANGELES, CA [group] 
TRACK 16 GALLERY SANTA MONICA, CA [group] ASIAN POSTERS SHOW

2004

LONG BEACH CULTURE.ORG LONG BEACH, CA [group] FORGIVENESS
GALLERIA DAFNE BEVERLY HILLS, CA [group] SKINS
TRACK 16 GALLERY SANTA MONICA, CA [group] 
DUBLAB BELGIUM / HOLLAND/NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES [group] UP OUR SLEEVE
DUBLAB LOS ANGELES, CA [group] PATCHWORKS

2003

NEW IMAGE ART LOS ANGELES, CA [group] LEAD POISONING
NEW IMAGE ART LOS ANGELES, CA [group] CRAZY BASTARD
LILLIAN THEATRE HOLLYWOOD, CA [performance] BAOBABROOT

2002

AIGA LOS ANGELES, CA [group] MARK YOUR TERRITORY
DNFA GALLERY PASADENA, CA [group]