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.
monochrom’s Johannes Grenzfurthner @ Duncan/Channon Toast of the Tip! He’s an artist, writer, curator, director, professor, all-around instigator, and founder of Monochrom, the notorious Viennese art/technology/philosophy powerhouse. His projects have been featured in The New York Times, Der Spiegel, San Francisco Chronicle, CNN, Slashdot, Boing Boing, LA Times, NPR, Gizmodo, Wired. He (or his lookalike Comrade … Read more
monochrom’s “Title Sequence” is laser print of a bootleg photographic image in mounted frame; 33×33 cm. Created for MULTImART. In this age of digital reproductivity, the aura of art is in bad shape. Image sharing! Collapse of context! Randomness! Loss of significance! monochrom, who have always had a fondness for written-off media, will put back … Read more
A late-night extravaganza hosted by monochrom. Featuring Minerva Cuevas, Dmytri Kleiner (Telekommunisten), Jens Ohlig (CCC), Nick Farr (HOPE, HackDC) and others! Normality and reality are created within the structure of society. In a media-based society (and of course there is no such thing as a non-media-based society consisting of more than one person) it is … Read more
Opening. Tomorrow. September 13, 2012. 7 PM. At “das weisse haus”, Argentinierstraße 11, 1040 Vienna.
monochrom’s Massive Multiplayer Thumb-Wrestling @ Play:Vienna 2012! Let’s try different MMTW network topologies and have a micro-tournament! Thumbs up! Coach and game master: Johannes Grenzfurthner of monochrom. At Play:Vienna on September 8, 2012 at Museumsquartier.
Soviet Unterzoegersdorf‘s Armed Force(s) will take part in the massive street game Journey to the End of the Night. And they will make your life (secular) hell! It is time that the Western players face a real challenge! The city spreads out before you. Rushing from point to point, lit by the slow strobe of … Read more
Fellow nerdverts! We were finally able to publish this year’s schedule and all the information about talks, performances and games! Hooray! And please help spread the word about our online ticketing system! We can’t wait to see all of it happen! Yours, Johannes Grenzfurthner, Heather Kelley, Günther Friesinger, Jennifer Holmes and the rest of the … Read more
Interested individual! As you might remember, we created a limited set of t-shirts for our Kickstarter campaign. But the masses were in uproar! They were shouting, tweeting and faxing: “We want textiles too!” “To hell with limitations!” “Make them available for everyone!” “Lower quality! Higher affordability!” It is our job to (randomly) obey the dicatorship … Read more
Computer science: still a male domain? The industry has plenty of female role models, such as Yahoo! boss Marissa Mayer, but few women seem to be following them. Wendy M. Grossman also features our panel at HOPE 9. At last weekend’s HOPE 9 (Hackers on Planet Earth) in New York there were the usual minimalist … Read more
This is a review of monochrom and our exhibition “Zeigerpointer” at Project space Aksioma, (6 to 22 July 2011). Author: Jana Putrle. Flatten the road holes with caviar: Pleasure, irony and a deeper insight into the social forces: Kinder Surprise Monochrom With the art group Monochrom – Austrian plural version of the enfant terrible – … Read more