Going Down? 6fuc in Vienna, Austria @ Schwelle7 November 29, 2013 In the age of data mining, a person’s sex life may contain less embarrassing details than their web search history. Does it make sense that the former is a tightly guarded secret while the latter is shared with anonymous corporations daily? Even though a … Read more
Neural Magazine veröffentlicht eine Rezension unseres “Context Hacking”-Buch. Fein ist das! In 1993 Johannes Grenzfurthner posted on Fidonet about his intention to start a fanzine on politics, network and pop culture, and Franz Ablinger answered almost immediately. That was how the Viennese “monochrom” collective started. This thick hardcover publication seems to be the perfect container … Read more
Neural Magazine reviewed our “Context Hacking” book. Nice! In 1993 Johannes Grenzfurthner posted on Fidonet about his intention to start a fanzine on politics, network and pop culture, and Franz Ablinger answered almost immediately. That was how the Viennese “monochrom” collective started. This thick hardcover publication seems to be the perfect container for twenty years … Read more
monochromss Artist-in-Residence Maggie Mayhem wird über Aktivismus, Technologie und Sexarbeit sprechen! Wo? Im Raum D (Museumsquartier), Wien. Wann? Am 14. November 2013; 19 Uhr. Link (FB-Event)
monochrom’s artist-in-residence Maggie Mayhem will talk about activism, technology and sex work! Where? Raum D (Museumsquartier), Vienna. On November 14, 2013; 7 PM. Link (FB event)
With Amanda Palmer, Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom), Ingrid Brodnig (Falter), Markus Keuschnigg (Slash Filmfestival) and Heinz Wolf (departure, M185). Kickstarter and other crowd funding platforms have opened new avenues for artists and entrepreneurs to realize their visions. Even though a story of success for many, does crowd funding really work for everyone? What are the problems … Read more
Mit Amanda Palmer, Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom), Ingrid Brodnig (Falter), Markus Keuschnigg (Slash Filmfestival) und Heinz Wolf (departure, M185). Der Erfolg von Kickstarter und anderen Crowdfunding-Plattformen hat neue Wege für KünstleInnen und UnternehmerInnen eröffnet, um ihre Visionen zu verwirklichen. Die direkte Kommunikation mit den Fans bzw. Financiers, ohne die bisher notwendigen Mittelsmänner, schien die Lösung für … Read more
Vortrag von Johannes Grenzfurthner auf dem FSCONS 2013 in Götheborg. The ultimate horror is not the end of civilization, but its endless decline. But how can we get the message out if nobody wants to listen? We at monochrom call our working method »Context Hacking,« thus referencing the hacker culture, which propagates a creative and … Read more
The ultimate horror is not the end of civilization, but its endless decline. But how can we get the message out if nobody wants to listen? We at monochrom call our working method »Context Hacking,« thus referencing the hacker culture, which propagates a creative and emancipatory approach to the technologies of the digital age, and … Read more
Unsere neue Artist-in-Residence, Maggie Mayhem, ist angekommen — direkt aus Santa Cruz, Kalifornien! Maggie Mayhem is an international social justice activist who applies her background as an HIV/STI prevention specialist into multimedia art, criticism, and performance. Her focus is on gender and sexuality. Link (Biografie, Q21-Seite) Offizielle Homepage