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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 Dow Jones/S&P 500 Index for the Arts (It’s a Bear Market)
The National Arts Index is intended to function much like stock indexes. By its measure, the recent, recession-strapped years have seen big declines not just in nonprofit arts but pop concerts and movies as well. […] Billed as ‘the largest data set ever assembled describing arts and culture in America,’ the National Arts Index released … Read more
Claude Levi-Strauss: The Poet in the Laboratory
When Claude Lévi-Strauss died a little over a year ago at age 100, he left behind a curious and contested legacy. For the French, he was the intellectual equivalent of royalty. In 2008, editions of his works were published in the gilt-lettered Pléiade collection, an act of canonization rare for a living French author; in … Read more