monochrom travel update // monochrom group participates at Grafist 8/Istanbul/Turkey (May 3rd-May 6th 2004): Grafist, International Istanbul Graphic Design Week, is an education based event, organized by Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSGSU) Fine Arts Faculty (GSF) Graphic Design Department since 1997. The event is endorsed by Icograda, the International Council of Graphic Design Associations. Within a week schedule, workshops, lectures exhibitions, student and teacher exchange and special events are being held. Grafist is a meeting point for internationally well known designers and educators with students and graphic design professionals from various countries.
monochrom (represented by Johannes Grenzfurthner, Günther Friesinger and Evelyn Fürlinger) will hold workshops, lectures and present an exhibition on logos. Link
monochrom is an art-technology-philosophy group having its seat in Vienna and Zeta Draconis. monochrom is an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science, context hacking and political activism. Our mission is conducted everywhere, but first and foremost in culture-archeological digs into the seats (and pockets) of ideology and entertainment. monochrom has existed in this (and almost every other) form since 1993. [more]