Sep 30, 2019 · Jan Tumlir on KISK. Outwardly a one-note gag, KISK has in fact been a long time coming. The group’s genealogical line stretches back to the formidable Mythter, a quasi-satirical rock band formed at Art Center in the mid-1990s by Ortiz, then pursuing his BFA degree, and Steve Hanson, who worked in the school’s library (and went on to found the China Art Objects …