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.
“23 WORKS” is a video series documenting the history of the art/tech group monochrom. monochrom has chosen 23 projects, anecdotes and stories out of their 20 years of material and recreated them as dioramas and machines. The group presented these objects at their exhibition “Die waren früher auch mal besser/They used to be better (monochrom … Read more
We have the coffin. We just need you. The people present will have an opportunity to be buried alive in a coffin for fifteen minutes. As a framework program there will be lectures about the history of the science of determining death and the medical cultural history of “buried alive”. People buried alive not only … Read more
Director Johannes Grenzfurthner will talk about Sierra Zulu and the Kickstarter campaign at Think out Loud! 2 / Crowdfunding in Attnang-Puchheim, Austria. Johannes Grenzfurthner etwa hat seinen Film Sierra Zulu über Crowdfunding teil-finanziert. Über 50.000 Dollar sammelte er auf diese Weise über die US-Plattform Kickstarter von den Fans ein, eine Summe, die zuvor noch kaum … Read more
monochrom’s Johannes Grenzfurthner is at PrintScreen Festival in Holon/Israel. “Jerusalem Post” reports. Johannes Grenzfurthner is the artistic director of the Austrian monochrom group that combines new media works, performance art and political activism. Recurring topics in Grenzfurthner’s art and writing are contemporary art, activism, performance, humour, philosophy, sex, communism, postmodernism, media theory, cultural studies, popular … Read more
Johannes will give a keynote on Context Hacking and the digital future at Print Screen Festival in Israel on April 17, 2013. Time Out Tel Aviv interviewed him about monochrom and the future of (digital) cinema. Link
As it emerged in the 90s, the concept “communication guerilla” was, not least of all, a response to the exhaustion of traditional leftist activism after the fall of the Berlin wall. The search for new forms of praxis led (at least in some points) to a new, transversal praxis beyond the realm of the “old” … Read more
We are proud being able to release our new book: CONTEXT HACKING: How to Mess with Art, Media, Law and the Market Edited by Günther Friesinger, Johannes Grenzfurthner and Frank Apunkt Schneider The group monochrom refers to its working method as “Context Hacking”, thus referencing the hacker culture, which propagates a creative and emancipatory approach … Read more
Friday and Saturday was great! We had our annual monochrom retreat 2013. Well, it wasn’t really a “retreat”, because we stayed in Vienna in Johannes’ apartment, but it was super-productive. Wonderful new projects ahead! Cheers!
Director Johannes Grenzfurthner was captured by Soviet Unterzoegersdorf Military Intelligence, brought to an undisclosed basement without toilet and questioned about Sierra Zulu‘s production status. So much can be said: SUZ Officer Moloshnikov was not happy… The interrogation transcript was published in German in the magazine Joe. Es stinkt nach Urin, Angst, Lügen und Wahrheit. Der … Read more