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2006年にダンサーの垣尾優と劇場勤務の塚原悠也によって結成。contact Gonzoとは、集団の、そして方法論の名称、つまりローファイなスパークでもある。朦朧としながら「痛みの哲学 接触の技法」を謳い、独自の牧歌的崇高論を構築。つまり集団で殴り合ったり、坂を落ちたりする。その過程で、誰よりも自分たちに 近づく手法「the first man narrative」を開発し、インスタントカメラで大量の写真撮影をおこなう。現在、事務所を自分たちで作りながら、様々な果物を時速１００キロで身体 に打ち込む実験や山中の斜面を滑り降りる「山サーフィン」を 開発中。
現メンバーは塚原悠也、三ヶ尻敬悟、金井悠、松見拓也、小林正和の５名。
http://contactgonzo.blogspot.com/

主な参加企画

2007
Jiro Yoshihara Memorial Award / Osaka Contemporary Art Center Japan
Harajuku Performance + / Laforet Museum Japan

2008
Nanging Triennale / Nanging, China
Plat Form Seoul / Seoul, Korea

2009
Solo Exhibition "The Modern House" / Osaka Contemporary Art Center
Collaboration Perfromance work with Choi Kafai (Singapore) commissioned by the Theater Works / Singapore
Collabaration Performance work for Yokohama International Film Festival "Cream" / Yokohama Japan
Performance for the com de garcon exhibition / MOT Tokyo Japan

2010
Ropponngi Crossing 2010 / Mori Art Museum Japan
YCAM performance lounge collaboration with Tetsuya Umeda / YCAM Yamaguchi Japan
Enban Jamboree "Hacking on" / Shibuya O-nest Japan
All Night De-construction / AD&D gallery Osaka Japan
Aichi Triennnale 2010 / Aichi Japan
Nam Jun Paik Art center / Suwon Korea
Indonesian Dance Festival / Jakarta Indonesia
Sydney Biennale performance at Art Space / Sydney Australia

2011
Kaza Ana Exhibition / National Art Museum Osaka
Spring Dance Festival / Utrecht Netherlands
Bunker Festival / Ljubjlana Slovenia
Festival Nooderzon / Groningen Netherlands
HAU "Leaving the contort zone" / Berlin Germany
Theater Spektakel / Zurich Switzerland
Trafo / Budapest, Hungary
presents theater work "Mustafa United V.S. FC Super Kanja" AI HALL / Itami Japan
Social Kitchen / Kyoto Japan

2012
TweeTakt Festival / Utrecht Netherlands
Collaboration Video work with Jecko Siompo
Double Vision Exhibition / Moscow Russia
presents Sound Work "The Abstarct Life" AI HALL, KAAT / Itami, Yokohama Japan
Panorama Festival / Rio de Janeiro Brazil

2013
Performance at MoMA / NY US
YCAM 10th aniversary event / performance and instalation / Yamaguchi Japan

写真：
performance photo Museum of Modern Art / NY
photo by Choy Kafai
Performing Histories: Live Artwork Examining the Past at The Museum of Modern Art, New York