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.
Going Down? 6fuc in Vienna, Austria @ Schwelle7 November 28, 2014 In the age of data mining, a person’s sex life may contain less embarrassing details than their web search history. Does it make sense that the former is a tightly guarded secret while the latter is shared with anonymous corporations daily? Even though a … Read more
Excellent review of our movie “Die Gstettensaga” in Neural.it The latest film by Johannes Grenzfurthner is set in a post-atomic future born from the ashes of the Google-war, a destructive global war of the twenty-first century between the two last superpowers: China and Google. “Social developments confront us with new tasks. Now we are dealing … Read more
Our painting “Dogs Playing D&D” got featured on many a blog! Wohoo! Boing Boing, Laughing Squid, io9, Geek Dad, Tor, CNET, Topless Robot, Dogster, etc. “Hey, Dog’s Playing Poker, you’re great and all, but Dogs Playing Dungeons and Dragons is the best dog painting in the history of all dog paintings. The end.” (Meredith Woerner, … Read more
Our new artist in residence arrived! Whitney Deatherage! Whitney is an artist, curator, fundraiser, and event organizer based in San Francisco. Her main interests are urban gaming, community building, civic infrastructure, performance art, and robotics. Whitney has a degree in Public Art and Museum Studies from California State University at Monterey Bay. She designed a … Read more
Poker? Meh! Billards? Bah! Tabletop RPG? YESSS! It’s about time the notorious gaming dogs got something relevant to play. Watch closely as they roll dice, check stats, and of course, eat snacks! Did we mention they love Vallejo? Hi-resolution reproduction of original oil painting. Created by Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom) with Heather Kelley Johannes Grenzfurthner: http://www.grenzfurthner.com … Read more
Great to hear that Alex Megelas finished his paper! Hi Johannes – We met two years ago, when my friend Zinta and I visited monochrom during the summer. I remember when we met, you were talking very passionately about your frustration with these spaces – and their reliance on a staid (white dude) monoculture. So … Read more
Issue #4 (2014) of German magazine “Business Punk” features statements by Arse Elektronika curator Johannes Grenzfurthner. (Click to enlarge)
The H.O.P.E. conference offers 2600 a chance to bring the global hacker community together. Steve Rambam, a security specialist who was arrested by the F.B.I. before his talk at the 2006 conference, told me that he comes back because he feels like he is speaking to the vanguard of computer culture. “These kids are trendsetters,” … Read more
The MediaAC master program answers the needs of the evolving fields related to the future and heritage of Media Arts Cultures. Our global digital world is filled with new media culture that encompasses the big questions of today such as the processes of globalisation, utopias of neuroscience, political repression, big data, and the growing world-wide … Read more
The NYC Independent Film Festival (October 15 – 19, 2014) is happy to have an Austrian film showing in the festival this year: Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl Directed by: Johannes Grenzfurthner Written by: Johannes Grenzfurthner, Roland Gratzer Cast: David Dempsey, Eva-Christina Binder, Evelyn Fürlinger, Harald Homolka-List, Jeff Ricketts, Joe Baumgartner, Lukas Tagwerker, Martin … Read more