Roboexotica 2011: Festivaldaten fixiert

The Roboexotica 2011 Festival dates are set for December 1st-4th in Vienna. If you’re into robots, and are of legal drinking age, this is one event absolutely not to be missed. Here’s how the Roboexotica organization website positions this totally unique annual celebration featuring robots contributing to improving life in a meaningful way… Cheers! Roboexotica … Read more

Bernie DeKoven über monochrom

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to Johannes Grenzfurthner. We think we have known of each other for years. Maybe 5. Maybe 100. He is a profoundly playful artist working with a group that calls itself Monochrom. We met, at last, as you can probably deduce from our photo. Since attending DiGRA I … Read more

monochrom Propulsion Systems, LLC

Yesterday we finalized the glorious bureaucratic creation of a US-based company for monochrom. It’s primarily for our feature-film project Sierra Zulu. US collaborators, actors and film festivals are easier to deal with if you can show that you are ‘one of them.’ Let’s call it financial mimicry, comrades. Applause for monochrom Propulsion Systems, LLC Based … Read more

QUEST empfiehlt Arse Elektronika 2011

On the heels of Folsom Street Fair, Arse Elektronika, an annual conference on sex, technology and culture arrives in San Francisco from September 29-October 2. Curious to know how sex and technology intersect? Arse Elektronika is certain to titillate. This year’s theme, “screw the system” looks to explore questions such as: “What are the labor … Read more

monochroms Wiener Zombie-Brut 2011

Bringt die Toten raus! In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Slash Film Festival Wien! Treffpunkt für den Make-Up-Workshop: Dienstag, 27. September 2011, 17 Uhr @ monochrom headquarters, Quartier 21, Museumsquartier. Start des Mobs: Dienstag, 27. September 2011, 18 Uhr @ monochrom headquarters, Quartier 21, Museumsquartier. Route: Museumsquartier – Mariahilfer Straße – Neubaugasse – Gumpendorfer Straße – Hofmühlgasse … Read more

monochrom @ (Die Utopie der) Subversion im Genrekino

Das fantastische Kino war immer schon (auch) gegenkulturelle Alternative zum Mainstream-Remmidemmi. Die vom /slash Filmfestival in Kooperation mit dem Filmfonds Wien organisierte Veranstaltung Watch & Talk soll und muss auf eine Spurensuche gehen. Das bedeutet einerseits eine Bildarchäologie im eigenen Keller, eine Diskussion zum österreichischen Genrekino und der Frage, weshalb es heimischen Künstlern wie Franz … Read more

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