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.
ISS DVD Launch Celebration! June 12, 2012 at Filmarchiv Austria, Audiovisual Centre Augarten, Obere Augartenstraße 1, 1020 Vienna. Doors open at 7 PM, start at 8 PM. Screening of episode 10 and 11! Q&A with crew members and team! Party! Preorder now! Standard 3-disk set (episode 1-11, making of) for EUR 24.99 Limited edition box … Read more
Peasants of the infosphere! Every day life is getting better! We are proud being able to inform you about two more Letters of Intent! The (soon to be) triumphant creation of Sierra Zulu will be supported by two superbe performers! Glory to the workers and actors! Guardians of culture! Jello Biafra and Alfons Haider! … Read more
It took us several years to organize a new group image. And finally we have it. monochrom in April 2012 at Hirmhof, Reinsberg, Lower Austria. Left to right: Harald Homolka-List, Frank Apunkt Schneider, Anika Kronberger, Günther Friesinger, Evelyn Fürlinger, Roland Gratzer, Franz Ablinger, Johannes Grenzfurthner and Daniel Fabry. Click to enlarge. (Image is public domain. … Read more
Arse Elektronika 2012 San Francisco, USA 4PLAY: Gamifuckation and Its Discontents Call for papers, talks, workshops, performances, and GAMES. [In addition to traditional talks, workshops, and papers, this year we are also accepting submissions of games. This can include digital games, street games, LARPs, social rulesets, procedural game-art, or other forms, for demonstration, presentation, or … Read more
Bolsheviks! It is our most cheerful pleasure to inform you about exciting Letters Of Intent we received! If all goes according to our Two-Year plan — and we will receive the necessary funds to create Sierra Zulu — we envision to work with two terrific performers! Honor and praise to Amber Benson and Michael Ostrowski … Read more
monochrom presents a 3-part lecture series by Johannes Grenzfurthner. The terms guerrilla communication (and communication guerrilla) refer to unconventional forms of communication and/or intervention in more conventional processes of communication. Communication guerilla is a specific style of political action drawing from a watchful view of the paradoxes and absurdities of power, turning these into the … Read more
We define the ‘Zeigerpointer’ as images (in the scope of printed media reporting) of crime scenes, locations of accidents as well as other locations in which some kind of thing has happened that can no longer be seen because the reported happening is already over and no traces are visible (either because none were produced … Read more
Toyps is a collection of aesthetically beautiful typing errors of the so-called >English< language. An unpretenitous listong. And we got new submissions! Such beautiful and involuntary creations as "Dutchess of Yolk", "iPhobe" or "diet cok"... We need your errors! Link
More updates about Sierra Zulu‘s actors! Today we are delighted being able to brag about new Absichtserklärungen by Max Grodénchik and Dirk Stermann! Max will play an American. And Dirk a German. No surprises. And no, we won’t give away more information. Link
Johannes Grenzfurthner (head of Arse Elektronika) will give a presentation at the “Sexual Cultures Conference”. This conference, co-hosted by the Onscenity Research and the School of Arts and the School of Social Sciences at Brunel University, will take place on April 20-22 at Brunel Univesrsity, London, UK. Link