Ein monochrom-Nostalgikum: Fanzine-Anzeige, so ca. Mitte der Neunziger
Hussa! Wir haben gerade eine antike Print-Anzeige für das monochrom-Fanzine entdeckt. Schwer zu sagen, aber wir glauben, dass das Relikt aus dem Jahre 1995 oder Frühjahr 1996 stammt. Es wurde damals von unserem Freund Michael Marrak designt. Die Web-Adresse funktioniert immer noch, aber die Scheckenpost-Adresse nicht mehr. Unser damaliger Slogan “media, art, damage” war eigentlich … Read more
monochrom nostalgia: fanzine ad, approximately mid-1990s
Whooza! We just discovered an oooold print ad for our monochrom fanzine. Hard to tell, but we think it dates back to the mid-1990s, probably around 1995 or early 1996. It was created by our friend Michael Marrak. The web address still works, but not the snailmail one in Stockerau. And our slogan “media, art, … Read more
DISMALWARE: A deep scan by monochrom and Telekommunisten
monochrom and Telekommunisten initiate a scanning routine, looking beyond the hype of digital progress and focusing directly at the critical problems surrounding the increasingly pervasive use of technology. Beyond the gloss of the latest iJunk, is a world of poisoned children, lethal mines, toxic sweatshops and the construction of the most sophisticated surveillance apparatus any … Read more
DISMALWARE: A deep scan by monochrom and Telekommunisten
monochrom and Telekommunisten initiate a scanning routine, looking beyond the hype of digital progress and focusing directly at the critical problems surrounding the increasingly pervasive use of technology. Beyond the gloss of the latest iJunk, is a world of poisoned children, lethal mines, toxic sweatshops and the construction of the most sophisticated surveillance apparatus any … Read more
Poor Reason: Culture still doesn’t explain poverty
“‘Culture of Poverty’ Makes a Comeback.” So read the headline of Patricia Cohen’s front-page article in the October 17, 2010 edition of The New York Times. The article was prompted by a recent issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science under the title, “Reconsidering Culture and Poverty.” In their … Read more