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.
A delegation of Roboexotica organizers will visit Barbot 2010, the US spin-off in San Francisco. We challenge you! Show us your drinks! Fri/Sat, Apr 1-2, 2011 – 9pm-2am 21+ with photo ID $10 advance / $15 at door Venue: pariSoma – 169 11th Street (@ Natoma)
monochrom’s ISS is a ten-part improv-reality-sitcom about living and working on the International Space Station. The four actors playing the ISS crew must develop strategies on the fly in response to surprise situations, which are loosely based on actual ISS data uncovered by monochrom. In space no one can hear you complain about your job. … Read more
Images by eSeL.at (Lorenz Seidler) Link to photo set Link to ISS project page
Our favorite sock puppets Kiki and Bubu have some feelings, so they sign up for an online dating site. When the People of China want to become their friend, they are excited. However, sending the People of China a video of themselves proves to be difficult: Their content gets flagged as inappropriate and taken down … Read more
Transcription of a phone interview with Johannes. A couple of things got misspelled (Carl Sagan! John Brunner!) or misheard… we especially like the replacement of “melancholic” with “alcoholic”… ha! From his humble beginnings making ‘zines in his room in rural Austria, Johannes Grenzfurthner has in his 36 years of existence managed to snub Google, Coca … Read more
But, you know, it’s never too late. Em 2001, o grupo de arte monochrom, fundado em 1993 e baseado em Viena, foi convidado pela curadora Zdenka Badovinac para representar a Áustria na 25ª Bienal de São Paulo, que aconteceria no ano seguinte. Conhecidos por serem politicamente de esquerda, os integrantes do monochrom estavam bem descontentes … Read more