Ken Okiishi

Ken Okiishi

b. 1978, Ames, Iowa
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Born 1978 in Ames, Iowa. Lives and works in New York.

Ken Okiishi takes up and troubles the vocabulary of the media that he uses. His works hover over and within relationships between matter and memory, perception and action, image-networks and media systems. He generates moments when language and images begin to fall apart, inciting glitches that illuminate spaces for the production of something other than what has already been.

Selected Artworks

Ken Okiishi, Wave Shield 1, 2019
Ken Okiishi
Wave Shield 1
2019
Acrylic on EMF RF Shielding Mesh and Canvas
152.4 x 121.9 x 3.2 cm
60 x 48 x 1 1/4 in
Ken Okiishi, Wave Shield 2, 2019
Ken Okiishi
Wave Shield 2
2019
Acrylic on EMF RF Shielding Mesh and Canvas
152.4 x 121.9 x 3.2 cm
60 x 48 x 1 1/4 in
Ken Okiishi, A Model Childhood, the mainland (Ames, Iowa), circa 1978-2001, 2018
Ken Okiishi
A Model Childhood, the mainland (Ames, Iowa), circa 1978-2001
2018
HD video, DV family history video for insurance purposes, data point cloud generated by 3D scan and one car load of personal effects transported from Okiishi family basement, 2940 Monroe Drive, Ames, Iowa
Dimensions variable
Ken Okiishi, A Model Childhood, Honolulu, Hawaii circa 1940, 2018
Ken Okiishi
A Model Childhood, Honolulu, Hawaii circa 1940
2018
Waterproof solvent ink on vinyl
304.8 x 635 cm
120 x 250 in
Ken Okiishi, A Model Childhood, the mainland c. 2018 #1, 2018
Ken Okiishi
A Model Childhood, the mainland c. 2018 #1
2018
Dye-sublimation print
95.3 x 127 cm
37 1/2 x 50 in
Ken Okiishi, A Model Childhood, the mainland c. 2018 #2, 2018
Ken Okiishi
A Model Childhood, the mainland c. 2018 #2
2018
Dye-sublimation print
95.3 x 127 cm
37 1/2 x 50 in
Ken Okiishi, A Model Childhood, the mainland c. 2018 #3, 2018
Ken Okiishi
A Model Childhood, the mainland c. 2018 #3
2018
Dye-sublimation print
95.3 x 127 cm
37 1/2 x 50 in
Ken Okiishi, Angel, 2018
Ken Okiishi
Angel
2018
PLA 3D Print
76.2 x 29.94 x 22.86 cm
30 x 11 3/4 x 9 in
Ken Okiishi, Wings, 2018
Ken Okiishi
Wings
2018
PLA 3D Print
40.64 x 30.48 x 2.54 cm
16 x 12 x 1 in
Ken Okiishi, solar/data/matter 1, 2016
Ken Okiishi
solar/data/matter 1
2016
Acrylic paint and mirror on flat-screen television, .mp4 file (colour, silent)
48"
Includes wall bracket
Ken Okiishi, solar/data/matter 2, 2016
Ken Okiishi
solar/data/matter 2
2016
Acrylic paint and mirror on flat-screen television, .mp4 file (color, silent)
48"
Ken Okiishi, Harry from the Midlands 1, 2015
Ken Okiishi
Harry from the Midlands 1
2015
HD video (color, sound)
3 minutes 52 seconds
Ken Okiishi, Harry from the Midlands 2, 2015
Ken Okiishi
Harry from the Midlands 2
2015
HD video (color, sound)
13 minutes 18 seconds
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data (feedback), 2015
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data (feedback)
2015
Acrylic paint, epoxy, 2-way acrylic mirrors on flatscreen televisions, feedback .mp4 files (colour, sound)
2 x 48" flatscreen: 42.3 x 24.4 x 2 in (each) / 107.4 x 61.9 x 5.1 cm (each)
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data (feedback), 2015
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data (feedback)
2015
Acrylic paint, epoxy, 2-way acrylic mirror and acrylic panel on flatscreen television, feedback .mp4 files (color, silent)
48" flatscreen: 42.3 x 24.4 x 2 in / 107.4 x 61.9 x 5.1 cm
Ken Okiishi, holding my arm/phone above the visual barrier to see it becoming a cyborg, 2013-2014
Ken Okiishi
holding my arm/phone above the visual barrier to see it becoming a cyborg
2013-2014
inkjet print, 4 strips of wallpaper
maximum height of 3m
width 61cm
Ken Okiishi, Being and/or Time, 2013 - 2016
Ken Okiishi
Being and/or Time
2013 - 2016
HD video
17 minutes 15 seconds
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data, 2013
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data
2013
Oil paint on MD40B 40” Large Format Display LED, VHS transferred to .mov transferred to mp4
92.5 x 54.1 x 9.4 cm
36.4 x 21.3 x 3.7 in
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data, 2013
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data
2013
Chroma blue video paint on MD40B 46” Large Format Display LED, BARCO CRT blue screen videoed by HD camera transferred to .mov transferred to mp4
92.5 x 54.1 x 9.4 cm
36.4 x 21.3 x 3.7 in
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data, 2013
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data
2013
Oil paint on MD40B 40” Large Format Display LED, VHS transferred to .mov transferred to mp4
92.5 x 54.1 x 9.4 cm
36.4 x 21.3 x 3.7 in
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data, 2013
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data
2013
Oil paint on MD40B 40" Large Format Display LED
92.5 x 54.1 x 9.4 cm
36.4 x 21.3 x 3.7 in
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data, 2013
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data
2013
Oil paint on MD40B 40” Large Format Display LED, VHS transferred to .mov transferred to mp4
92.5 x 54.1 x 9.4 cm
36.4 x 21.3 x 3.7 in
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data, 2013
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data
2013
Chroma green video paint on MD40B 46” Large Format Display LED, BARCO CRT blue screen videoed by HD camera transferred to .mov transferred to mp4
105.7 x 61.5 x 9.4 cm
41.6 x 24.2 x 3.7 inch
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data, 2013
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data
2013
Oil paint on MD40B 40” Large Format Display LED, VHS transferred to .mov transferred to mp4 with wall paper
105.7 x 61.5 x 9.4 cm
41.6 x 24.2 x 3.7 inch
Ken Okiishi, gesture/data 2013, 2013
Ken Okiishi
gesture/data 2013
2013
Chroma blue video paint on two MD40B 46” Large Format Display LED, BARCO CRT blue screen videoed by HD camera transferred to .mov transferred to mp4
92.5 x 54.1 x 9.4 cm
36.4 x 21.3 x 3.7 in
Ken Okiishi, The Deleted Scene, 2012
Ken Okiishi
The Deleted Scene
2012
4-channel HD video (color, sound)
27 minutes 35 seconds (looped)
Ken Okiishi, (Goodbye) to Manhattan, 2010
Ken Okiishi
(Goodbye) to Manhattan
2010
Digital Video (color/sound)
Full-resolution .mov video file on hard drive; 3 SD DVD copies.
72 minutes
Ken Okiishi, E.lliotT.: Children of the New Age, 2004
Ken Okiishi
E.lliotT.: Children of the New Age
2004
Digital video (color/sound)
19 minutes 28 seconds

Exhibitions

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Condo 2019 | Ken Okiishi: A Model Childhood
Exhibitions

Condo 2019 | Ken Okiishi: A Model Childhood

Against the backdrop of the emergent political orders in the USA, Europe and the UK, A Model Childhood brings four...
Mixtape 2016
Exhibitions

Mixtape 2016

Mixtape 2016 stems from a commitment to film and video art held from the gallery’s inception. The expanding field of...
Phantom Limbs
Exhibitions

Phantom Limbs

The exhibition title refers to a sensory phenomenon connected to the loss of a body part, which is still perceived...
Ken Okiishi: gesture/data
Exhibitions

Ken Okiishi: gesture/data

Looking at them for a long time… That could be enough-that looking and thinking and having that experience. Ken Okiishi...

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