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Athanasios Argianas

Konrad (Kraftwerk R, Balkan Folk Music L)

08/05 – 26/06/2004

Opening on Saturday 08/05/2004, 12 - 4 pm, in presence of the artist.

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 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 Kalpaktsoglou), 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

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

Athanasios Argianas creates hybrids (sculptures and installations) incorporating music (his own or from collaborations/commissions), layering references that concentrate on the early ages of modernist experimentation in music and visual culture from the 30s, 60s and 70s.

(Xenia Kalpaktsoglou in catalogue of the exhibition So Much…So Great…, Larissa Contemporary Art Center, 2003)

Konrad, 2003, is an edition of ten 10” vinyl records. The music (1’:30”) is written & produced separately for each speaker, referencing early electronic music (Kraftwerk) on the right, and Balkan folk music on the left, using the relevant instrumentation and recording techniques.

This is accompanied by a furniture piece, especially designed to present and play the work.

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