Athanasios Argianas

Born in Athens in 1976; lives and works in London.

Artist and musician, Athanasios Argianas is currently studying for his MA at Goldsmiths College (London), after studying at the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf (I. Kounellis class) and the School of Fine Arts, University of Thessaloniki (Greece).

He also studied music under J. Ioannidis at Ph. Nakas and Mousiki Etairia Athinon.

A. Argianas writes and produces music as Gavouna, previously on Melodic records and currently on the Arable label.

Recent Exhibitions

2004 Agora, Transition Gallery, London E9

Konrad (Kraftwerk R, Balkan Folk Music L), Unlimited Contemporary Art/Showroom, Athens

“Dance Machine” by Guy Bar-Amotz, soundtrack by A. Argianas, Shahin Afrassiabi, Sean Dower, Michael Raedecker, One In The Other, London

2003 Prague Biennale 1, National Gallery, Prague

So Much, So Great, Contemporary Art Center of Larissa, Greece (cur. By Xenia Karpatzoglou), cat.

Music for Furnitures (La Belle Masseuse), Smoothrooms compilation project, CD & Performance event, Galeriehaus ADS1A, Cologne

2002 Strike, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, curated by Gavin Wade, exhibition design by Liam Gillick

CLUB (music as Gavouna), Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France (cat, cd)

2000 A. Argianas, N. Laessing, I. Kiaer, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London

1999 New Contemporaries 99, Liverpool Biennal of Contemporary Art & Beaconsfield Contemporary Art, London (selected by Keith Tyson, C. Christof Bakariev, Susan Hiller)

1997 15&15, group show &collaboration with Kunstakademie Dusseldorf (Kounellis class) and School of Fine Arts, Thessaloniki, Yeni Tzami & Apothiki 1, Thessaloniki

Releases

2004 Octeau / Elektra LP, long player as Gavouna, on the label curated by Morr Music’s ISAN, Arable Records

Hot Milk EP Baikonour ( remix with Amon tobin, Imitation Electric Piano, Topo Gigio), Melodic Records

Tracks for Horses, compilation, Melodic Records

2003 Warm Industry E.P., 12” vinyl record as Gavouna, Melodic Records

Music for Furnitures (La Belle Masseuse), Smoothrooms compilation, distr. Grooveattack, Cologne

Publications/Press/Airplay

Argianas’s musical and visual work has been featured in The Guardian, Dazed & Confuzed, Sleaze Nation, The Daily Post, X-Ray, Jockey Slut, XLR8R, MusicWeek, Cutting Edge, International DJ, Time Out Athens, Ependytis Athens, Vima Athens.

Gavouna’s “Warm Industry EP” and other works have been broadcast on:

BBC Radio 3 (Mixing It), X-Fm (Flow-Motion), BBC Radio 1 (The Blue Room), BBC London (Sean Rowley), NYU Radio (Djlusion) and other stations in the UK, Ireland, Japan and the US (2003-04).