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.
By Thomas Barfield; Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, … Read more
Scientists are usually a realistic bunch—our salaries depend on proposing projects that are doable with the tools we have in our hands, and our plans usually involve prudent small steps rather than aiming for risky big leaps. But we sometimes dream too, and when we dream, we dream big, even if we dream very seriously. … Read more
When the first warm rays of springtime sunshine trigger a burst of new plant growth, it’s almost as if someone flicked a switch to turn on the greenery and unleash a floral profusion of color. Opening a window into this process, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators at … Read more
By Robert W. McChesney and John Bellamy Foster. Perhaps nothing points so clearly to the alienated nature of politics in the present day United States as the fact that capitalism, the economic system that drives the society, is effectively off-limits to critical review or discussion. To the extent that capitalism is mentioned by politicians or … Read more
Check it out. monochrom es un proyecto internacional técnico, artístico, filosófico y colectivo, situado en Vienna en el Museumsquartier (en el ‘Quartier für digitale Kultur’, espacio para la cultura digital). monochrom fue fundado en 1993 por Johannes Grenzfurthner y Franz Ablinger. Más miembros del grupe incluyen: Evelyn Fürlinger, Harald List, Anika Kronberger, Frank Apunkt Schneider, … Read more
A conversation between monochrom (Austria) and Vuk Cosic (Slovenia). Friday, 4 June, 2010 (7 PM) as part of Tactics and Practice: New Media Drivers – A Pilot Seminar in New Media Arts. At Kino Siska Centre for Urban Culture, Trg Prekomorskih brigad 3, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
== monochrom #26-34: Ye Olde Self-Referentiality == == Release reading/party at Forum Stadtpark Graz == == June 7, 2010, 8 PM == The phatzine monochrom #26-34 (Goat of 1k Young) is an impossibility in an impossible universe — an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, subcultural science and political activism. 500 pages (67 … Read more
tech4thought interviewed monochrom’s Johannes Grenzfurthner at ROFLCon in Cambridge (May 2010). At Roflcon II, we interviewed Johannes Grenzfurthner of monochrom.at or www.monochrom.at/english for us. Monochrom is an art/technology/philosophy group based out of Austria. If you haven’t hear of their projects check them out! Link
== monochrom #26-34: Ye Olde Self-Referentiality == == Release reading/party at The Model/Sligo, Ireland == == Featuring Special Guest Seamus Kealy == == May 29, 2010, after 5 PM == The phatzine monochrom #26-34 (Goat of 1k Young) is an impossibility in an impossible universe — an unpeculiar mixture of proto-aesthetic fringe work, pop attitude, … Read more