John Wiese
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Born 1977, Ft. Leavenworth
Lives and works in Cleveland and Los Angeles
Education
BFA, California Institute of the Arts, 1998–2001
Installations
• Growing Stem Out Lateral Shoots, Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, OH, March 29, 2023
• The Echoing Shell, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA, May 30, 2022 • Deviate From Balance, Heights Library, Cleveland, OH, June 1–July 15, 2019 • Battery Instruments, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA, October 29, 2016 • Staircase, Stadslimiet, Antwerp, Belgium, April 3, 2015 • Now Open 24 Hours: Kate Hall and John Wiese, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA, August 1–2, 2013 • Battery Instruments, Cooley Gallery, Reed College, Portland, OR, March 6–10, 2013
• 100 Seven Inch Records By John Wiese, The Taut And Tame, Berlin, Germany, February 15–18, 2012 • 100 Seven Inch Records By John Wiese, Family, Los Angeles, CA, October 17–November 8, 2011 • Ferrari, Gallerie Salome, Portland, OR, July 2011 • John Wiese, Gallerie Salome, Portland, OR, September 2010
• Battery Instruments, HSP, Christchurch, New Zealand, December 8–29, 2009
• 10 Channels, Tokyo Institute Of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, November 16–22, 2008
Installations With Sound Contribution
• Revenge with Nico Vascellari, 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, June 2007
• Cuckoo with Nico Vascellari and Stephen O'Malley, Viafarini Gallery, Milan, Italy, November 2006
• Black Polar Bear with Jennifer Sindon, Freezing Cold, Hollywood, CA, April 2001
• Black Polar Bear with Jennifer Sindon, Mint Gallery, Valencia, CA, April 2001
Group Shows
• Pliant Glimpses, New Music Circle, St. Louis, MO, November 9, 2020
• Piano-Graphs: New Music for the Player Piano, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA, May 26, 2018 • Together/Alone, Embassy, Los Angeles, CA, January 14–21, 2016 • Joseph Hammer: Either Here Nor There, Jancar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, March 1–April 4, 2015 • Slow Life Avant-Garde, Toki Art Space, Tokyo, Japan, August 21–24, 2014 • Friday Flights, Curated by Liars, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA, May 30, 2014 • The Third Ear, Fellows Of Contemporary Art (FOCA), Los Angeles, CA, May 17–June 18, 2014
• Cali Thornhill DeWitt and John Wiese, The Church On York, Los Angeles, CA, January 30, 2014 • The Voodoo, Vagrant Eye, Portland, OR, October 4–24, 2013 • No Region Would, West Los Angeles College Art Gallery, Culver City, CA, September 5–October 5, 2013 • Burning Leaves Of Autum, Krishna Kumar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, October 26–November 17, 2012 • Triad Towers, The Lab, San Francisco, CA, August 7, 2011 • Modern American Opinion, Take Off, Van Nuys, CA, May 2011 • Playtime, See Line Gallery At The Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA, March 22–May 14, 2011 • Zen Mafia, Space 15 Twenty, Los Angeles, CA, August 6–29, 2010 • Calling Out Of Context, ICA, London, England, November 16–22, 2009
• Noise/Art, Curated by Thurston Moore, KS Art Gallery, NYC, NY, May 16–June 10, 2008
Screenings
• City 46, Bremen, Germany, April 11, 2023
• Pivot Center for Art, Dance and Expression, Cleveland, OH, January 14, 2023 • Hanson Records, Oberlin, OH, September 3, 2022
• Skanu Mežs, Riga, Latvia, October 8–9, 2021
• Esquire Theater, Cincinnati, OH, August 20, 2021 • Uplink, Tokyo, Japan, July 22, 2019
• Temple University, Tokyo, Japan, July 17, 2019 • Now Instant Image Hall, Los Angeles, CA, April 25, 2019 • The Mini Microcinema, Cincinnati, OH, March 26, 2019
• Macao, Milan, Italy, May 18, 2018
• Sediment Arts, Richmond, VA, April 12, 2018
• The Moolah Theater, St. Louis, MO, November 9, 2017
• Spectacle Theater, Brooklyn, NY, January 27, 2017
• Dreamland Theater, Louisville, KY, August 16, 2016
• Spectacle Theater, Brooklyn, NY, August 5, 2016
• Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY, August 4, 2016
• Experimental Intermedia, New York, NY, March 17, 2016
• Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 2015
• Mata Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, June 17, 2015
• Coaxial, Los Angeles, CA, May 18, 2015 • The Lab, San Francisco, CA, May 17, 2015 • The Grand Illusion, Seattle, WA, May 15, 2015
• The Fox, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 14, 2015 • Dreamland Theater, Louisville, KY, April 22, 2015
• Sprengel Kino, Hannover, Germany, September 7, 20214
• K'—Zentrum Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen, Germany, September 6, 20214 • Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, CA, June 26, 2014
• University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 4, 2014
• CCE, Mexico City, Mexico, May 18–19, 2013
• Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA, February 22, 2013
• Ella Street Social Club, Portland, OR, August 18, 2012
Major Festivals
• Peace Simulation, Chicago, IL, December 2024
• Final Live Audio War, Cleveland, OH, October 2024
• Prepare The Ground Festival, Toronto, Canada, June 2024
• Maryland Death Fest, Baltimore, MD, May 2024
• Ende Tymes, Brooklyn, NY, April 2024 • Oblivion Access, Austin, TX, June 2023 • CUSP Re:Sound Festival, Cleveland, Ohio, June 2023
• Inferno Festival, Oslo, Norway, April 2023 • Peace Simulation, Chicago, IL, December 2022 • Unhinged Festival, Denton, TX, November 2022
• Dreary North Festival, Chicago, IL, September 2022 • Necro Fest, Brooklyn, NY, July 2022 • Présences Électronique (Ina/GRM), Paris, France, April 2022 • UH Festival, Budapest, Hungary, October 2021
• Skanu Mežs, Riga, Latvia, October 2021 • San Francisco Electronic Music Festival, San Francisco, CA, September 2019 • Setouchi Trienniale, Takamatsu City, Japan, July 2019
• Saturanlia Festival, Milan, Italy, June 2019
• Zwei Tage Strom: Festival For Electronic Music, Zürich, Switzerland, June 2019 • Giganoise 6, Tokyo, Japan, September 2018 • Fukuoka Extreme Music Festival, Fukuoka, Japan, September 2018 • Anti-Music, Dayton, OH, September 2018
• Amplified Humans, Dayton, OH, August 2016 • No Response, Cincinnati, OH, June 2016
• Ende Tymes, Brooklyn, NY, June 2016
• Présences Électronique (Ina/GRM), Paris, France, March 2016 • RVLT, Rotterdam, Netherlands, October 2015 • LUFF, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 2015 • MHU Festival, Detroit, MI, May 2015 • Courtisane, Ghent, Belgium, April 2015 • REM Festival, Bremen, Germany, August 2013 • Nicho Aural Festival, Mexico City, Mexico, May 2013 • VNF, Vancouver, Canada, May 2013 • Debacle, Seattle, WA, May 2013
• RAW, Portland, OR, March 2013 • Sound And Vision After The End Of The World, Los Angeles, CA, December 2012
• PHNW, Portland, OR, August 2012 • Rammel Weekender, Nottingham, England, March 2012
• Transmediale 12, Berlin, Germany, January 2012
• PAN, London, England, January 2012
• Lowest Form Of Music, London, England, October 2010
• Nødutgang Festivalen, Bodø, Norway, October 2010
• In The City, Manchester, England, October 2010
• Debacle, Seattle, WA, September 2010
• Adventures In Modern Music, Chicago, IL, September 2010
• CEAIT, Los Angeles, CA, March 2010
• Three Days Of Struggle, Vittorio Veneto, Italy, December 2009
• What Is Music?, Australia, December 2009
• Colour Out Of Space, Brighton, England, October 2009
• Dublin Electronic Arts Festival (DEAF), Dublin, Ireland, October 2009
• Støyfest, Bergen, Norway, October 2009
• Floating Points, New York, NY, July 2009
• New York Eye And Ear, New York, NY, July 2009
• Whartscape, Baltimore, MD, July 2009
• Musica Genera, Warsaw, Poland, June 2009
• Cable, Nantes, France, February 2009
• Netmage, Bologna, Italy, January 2009
• No Fun, New York, NY, May 2008
• Dissonanze, Rome, Italy, May 2008
• Donau, Krems, Austria, April 2008
• All Ears, Olso, Norway, January 2008
• ZXZW, Tilburg, Holland, September 2007
• Interface, Berlin, Germany, September 2007
• Colour Out Of Space, Brighton, England, September 2007
• No Fun, Brooklyn, NY, May 2007
• Triptych, Glasgow, Scotland, April 2007
• Sonic Circuits, Washington, DC, October 2006
• Mission Creek, San Francisco, CA, May 2006
• Crash, London, England, March 2006
• No Fun, Brooklyn, NY, March 2006
• Wooden Octopus Skull, Seattle, WA, September 2005
• Endtimes, St. Paul, MN, April 2005
• Roadburn, Tilburg, Holland, April 2005
• Domino, Brussels, Belgium, April 2005
• Inferno, Oslo, Norway, March 2005
• Rumor, Utrecht, Holland, March 2005
• What Is Music?, Australia, March 2005
• Bowels Of Noise Vol. 7, Tokyo, Japan, December 2004
• SFHN, San Francisco, CA, August 2004
• Beyond Music, Venice, CA, August 2003
• CEAIT, Valencia, CA, January 2001
• Bowels Of Noise Vol. 1, Tokyo, Japan, August 2000
Tours
• Sissy Spacek (Horne/Mumma/Wiese), Mid West/East Coast, May–June 2024
• John Wiese, Japan, November–December 2023 • Sissy Spacek (Mumma, Nace, Wiese), Midwest, September 2023 • John Wiese, Scandinavia/Europe, April 2023 • John Wiese, West Coast, November 2022 • Sissy Spacek (Ensemble), East Coast, July 2022
• John Wiese, Europe, April 2022 • Sissy Spacek (Mumma, Wiese), Mid West/East Coast, December 2021
• John Wiese, Europe, October 2021 • Sissy Spacek (Mumma, Wiese), Texas, October 2019 • John Wiese, US, August–October 2019 • John Wiese, Japan, July 2019
• John Wiese, Europe, June 2019 • Sissy Spacek (Mumma, Wiese), Japan, September 2018 • Sissy Spacek (Mumma, Wiese), US, August–September 2018
• John Wiese, Mid West, June 2018
• John Wiese, Europe, May 2018 • John Wiese, East Coast, April 2018
• Sissy Spacek (Ensemble), Mid West, January 2018 • John Wiese, US, December 2017 • John Wiese, US, September–October 2017 • John Wiese, US, July–August 2016 • Sissy Spacek (Mumma, Wiese), US, May–June 2016
• Sissy Spacek (Mumma, Wiese), West Coast, February 2016 • Sissy Spacek (Hemphill, Mumma, Wiese), Europe, October 2015 • John Wiese, Japan, September 2015
• Sissy Spacek (Du Bose, Mumma, Wiese), US, July–August 2015 • John Wiese, US, April–May 2015 • John Wiese, UK/Europe, February–April 2015
• John Wiese, Scandinavia/Europe, August–September 2014 • John Wiese, US, April–May 2014 • Sissy Spacek (Mumma, Ronnau, Wiese), Northwest, May 2013 • John Wiese, West Coast, August 2012 • John Wiese, US, April–May 2012
• John Wiese, Europe/UK/Scandinavia, January–April 2012
• Sissy Spacek (Jackson, Mumma, Ronnau, Wiese), West Coast, December 2011
• John Wiese, West Coast, July 2011
• John Wiese, Europe/UK, May–June 2011
• John Wiese, Australia, March–April 2011
• John Wiese, US/UK/Europe/Scandinavia, September–November 2010
• John Wiese, Midwest, July 2010
• Sissy Spacek (Jackson, Ronnau, Wiese), United States, March 2010
• John Wiese, West Coast, February 2010
• John Wiese, New Zealand/Australia, December 2009
• John Wiese, Europe/UK, October–November 2009
• John Wiese, Europe, January–February 2009
• John Wiese, US, August–October 2008
• John Wiese, UK/Europe/East Coast, May–June 2008
• Sissy Spacek (Jackson, Ronnau, Wiese), West Coast, April 2008
• John Wiese, Southwest, March 2008
• John Wiese, Scandinavia/Germany, January 2008
• John Wiese & C. Spencer Yeh, East Coast, October 2007
• Gerritt & John Wiese, West Coast, October 2007
• John Wiese, UK/Europe, September 2007
• John Wiese & C. Spencer Yeh, California, August 2007
• Free Noise (Tentet), UK, AprilMay 2007
• John Wiese, United States, SeptemberOctober 2006
• John Wiese, New York/UK/Greece, March 2006
• Sunn O))) (Anderson, O'Malley, TOS, Wiese), Europe & Scandinavia, MarchApril 2005
• Sunn O))) (Anderson, O'Malley, Ritter, Wiese), Australia, March 2005
• John Wiese, East Coast, February 2005
• BN (Nelson, Wiese, Wood), Japan, December 2004
• John Wiese, West Coast, August 2003
• Wiese & Koh, Japan, April 2003
• John Wiese, Europe, June 2002
• John Wiese, West Coast, March 2002
• BN (Wiese & Wood), Japan, August 2000
Awards
• Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant, January 2014
Residencies
• EMS, Stockholm, Sweden, April 2023
• Ina/GRM, Paris, France, April 2022
• New Music Circle, St. Louis, MO, November 2017 • Wave Farm, Acra, NY, October 2017
• Ina/GRM, Paris, France, March 2016 • LA Air, Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, CA, June 2014 • Studio Hemphill, Venice, CA, April 2011 • Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, November 2008 • The best studio in Oslo, Oslo, Norway, January 2008
Artist Talks
• Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, April 2018
• Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO, November 2017 • Washington University, St. Louis, MO, November 2017
• Media Arts Committee, Remington Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 2016
• Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, May 2015
• Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, April 2015
Workshops
• New Music Circle, St. Louis, MO, November 2017
• Creative Music Guild, Portland, OR, December 2008 • Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, November 2008
Select Discography
• John Wiese "Magnetic Stencil" Volumes 1–3 LP/CD, Helicopter/Troniks, 2020
• John Wiese "Escaped Language" LP, Gilgongo Records, 2017
• John Wiese "Deviate From Balance" 2×LP/CD, Gilgongo Records, 2015 • John Wiese "Exhausted Spectral Incantation" 7-inch, Helicopter, 2011
• John Wiese "GGA" LP/CD, Teenage Teardrops/Helicopter, 2011
• John Wiese "Seven Of Wands" 2×LP/CD, PAN/Gilgongo Records, 2011 • John Wiese "Zombie" LP, Presto!?, Italy, 2009 • John Wiese "Circle Snare" LP/CD, PPM/No Fun Productions, 2009
• John Wiese "Dramatic Accessories" LP, Ultra Eczema, Belgium, 2008
• John Wiese "Soft Punk" LP/CD, Troubleman Unlimited, 2007 • John Wiese "Magical Crystal Blah" CD, Helicopter, 2004
Select Publications
• Sienko, Chris. LHD: Hysterical Blindness. US: Helicopter, December 2020
• Russell, Bruce. Deviate From Balance. US: Hesse Press, January 2015 • The Third Ear. US: Fellows of Contemporary Art, July 2014 • McKinlay, Sam and Brian Roettinger. 100 Seven Inch Records By John Wiese. US: Helicopter, October 2011 • Russell, Bruce and Jared Wells. Battery Instruments. New Zealand: HSP, January 2010 • Wiese, John. Circle Snare. Self-Published, April 2009
Select Bibliography
• "John Wiese/Steve Beresford/Tears OV." The Wire, Issue 473, June 2023
• Le Son Du Grisli: Anthology. France: Editions Lenka Lente, April 2022
• Dublab: Future Roots Radio. US: Hat and Beard Press, 2022: 74 • Graphic Waves. Japan: Graphicsha, January 2020 • Tentenko. Her. Japan: Tang Deng, June 2019 • Wiese, John. Obi Strips. The Wire, Issue 423, May 2019: 19 • Guesde, Catherine, and Pauline Nadrigny. The Most Beautiful Ugly Sound In The World. France: Éditions MF, 2018 • Taylor, Jack. San Andreas Xylowave. Soap Ear, November 17, 2017 • Margasak, Peter. Sound Artist John Wiese. Chicago Reader, November 9, 2017 • Soulsby, Nick. We Sing a New Language: The Oral Discography of Thurston Moore. UK: Omnibus Press, 2017 • Tavana, Art. "The 30 Best L.A. Rock Bands Of The Past Decade." LA Weekly, March 2, 2017
• Yeh, C. Spencer. "Artists In Conversation: John Wiese by C. Spencer Yeh." Bomb Magazine, October 27, 2016
• Mata: No Drums No DJs No Saturdays. US: Hesse Press, October 2016
• Krcatovich, Dustin. "Semi-Incongruous Morass: The Past, Present and Future of Smegma." The Quietus, July 6, 2016
• Weingarten, Christopher, R. "20 Best Avant Albums Of 2015." Rolling Stone, December 29, 2015 • Wiese, John. GX Jupitter-Larsen Interview. Beat Zine, Issue 01, August 2015: 44–52 • Griffith, Kio. "John Wiese." Fabrik, Issue 27, January 2015: 86–87 • Trashion Mag. I Hate Miss Crybaby, September 2014: 39 • Tolley, Stuart. Collector's Edition. UK: Thames & Hudson, August 2014 • Sakaguchi, Takuya. "Los Angeles Free Music Society." Onzine, Vol. 1, 2014 • Ohanesian, Liz. "John Wiese Documents Sound with Video." KCET: Artbound, 2 July 2014 • Fördämning, Issue 3, December 2013: 19 • Oshiro, Kaz. "25 Artists: John Wiese." Modern Painters, December 2013 • Lynam, Ian. "Suburban Lawns—A Look At CalArts Past & Present." Idea Magazine, Issue 360, September 2013: 124–125
• X-Tra Contemporary Art Quarterly, Volume 15, Number 1, Fall 2012: 128
• Savini, Federico. "John Wiese." Blow Up, Issue 165, February 2012: 99
• Aspa, Mikko. "LHD: Even Still." Special Interests, Issue 8, Autumn 2012: 40–41 • Creative Review, January 2012: back cover • Smith, Suzette. "Sissy Spacek." Portland Mercury, 8 December 2011: 35
• Marhaug, Lasse. "Sissy Spacek." Personal Best, Issue 1, November 2011: 30–36 • Gradin, Justin. "A Collection Of Collaborations: John Wiese's First 100 Records." Color, Issue 9.3, July 2011: 64–65 • Hardisty, J. Namdev. Function, Restraint, & Subversion In Typography. US: Princeton Architectural Press, 2011 • Brown, August. "John Wiese And The New L.A. Noise." Los Angeles Times, 24 January 2011
• Lissoni, Andrea and Litizia Ragaglia. Nico Vascellari, Museion 2010. Milano: Mousse Publishing, 2010
• Roettinger, Brian, Mike Treff, Diego Hadis. Touchable Sound: A Collection Of 7-Inch Records From The USA. US: Soundscreen Design, 2010
• Richardson, Nick. "The Haters: John Wiese Hails Hollywood's Noise Veterans." The Wire, Issue 315, May 2010: 10–11
• Margasak, Peter. "The Other Sissy Spacek." Chicago Reader, 25 March 2010
• Carson, Nathan. "Music." Willamette Week, 10 February 2010: 33 • Young, Rob. The Wire Primers: A Guide To Modern Music. UK: Verso, 2009
• Hardisty, J. Namdev. DIY Album Art. NYC: Mark Batty Publisher, 2009
• Balzer, Jens. "Dieser Krach Braucht Kein Bewusstsein." Berliner Zeitung, 02 February 2009
• Rollins, Henry. Fanatic! Vol. 3. Los Angeles: 2.13.61, 2008
• Martinez, Tia. "Bring The Noise." Slug, Vol. 19, Issue 228, October 2008: 28
• Tate, Aaron. "Laptop Noise." Ithaca Times, Vol. 31, Issue 4, 24 September 2008: 25
• Goins, Cole. "Out There: John Wiese and Bulbs." Washington Citypaper, 8 September 2008 • Masters, Marc. "Noisey Neighbors." Signal To Noise, Issue 49, Spring 2008: 40–45 • Lamm, Olivier. "As Loud As Possible." Palais, Magazine Du Palais De Tokyo, Issue 03, June 2007
• Antonelli, Carlo. "Editoriale" Rolling Stone, RS 44, Giugno 2007: 9
• Burrows, Tim. "Are Your Ears Bleeding Yet?" Telegraph, 03 May 2007 • "John Wiese." Skyscraper, Issue 24, April 2007
• Pattison, Louis. "On Tour." Plan B, April 2007: 63 • Mattioli, Valerio. Noisers: Tracce, Percorsi E Greografie Del Nuovo Rumore USA. Italy: Tuttle Edizioni, 2007
• Walton, Nathanael Luke. "L.A. Is For Lovers." Tiny Creatures, Issue 1, 2006–2007: 23–33
• Ciuffi, Valentina. "Cuckoo Cuckoo Vascellari." Rodeo Magazine, No. 32, November 2006: 33
• "John Wiese." Rock-A-Rolla, Issue 5, September 2006
• Russell, Bruce. "Total Precision Grappling." The Wire, Issue 270, August 2006: 14
• Cummings, Raymond. "John Wiese." Signal To Noise, Issue 42, Summer 2006: 86
• "John Wiese." Grooves, Issue 20, June 2006
• Hall, Oliver. "John Wiese." Colonial, Issue 1, Fall/Winter 2005: 98–102
• Hall, Oliver. "Avant-Bliss." LA City Beat, 4 August 2005
• Grown In California. US: AIGA, 2005
• Armstrong, Liz. "John Wiese, Insect Deli." Chicago Reader, 10 February 2005
• "John Wiese." Semtex, Issue 1, October 2004
• "New No Wave 200." Studio Voice, Volume 342, June 2004 • Klanten, R., H. Hellige, and T. Hulan. Sonic: Visuals For Music. Germany: Gestalten Verlag, 2004
• Friswold, Paul. "Critic's Pick." Riverfront Times, 22 December 2002
• Görtz, Von Oliver. "Wie Ein Stepp-Tänzer Unter Strom." Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 20 June 2002
• Volume. LA: Hollywood Records, Issue 2, 2002
• Wiese, John. "Zuma Beach." Trepan. Vol. 3. LA: School Of Critical Studies, CalArts, 2001. 72–75. • Glass, Seymour. "Fractional Widths Greater Than The Maximum Allowed." Bananafish, Issue 14, September 2000
• Walton, Roger. Alphabook. NYC: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999
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