Marc Da Costa interviews Johannes Grenzfurthner, founder of monochrom. The third of three interviews, where he talks about the birth of monochrome culture and the intricacies of subversion in the era of soft control. An art-technology-philosophy group of basket weaving enthusiasts and theory do-it-yourselfers since 1993. Link to interview (part 3) Link to interview (part … Read more
I pledge that I will concentrate my leftist-spiritual energies on the heart of a reactionary and/or class enemy and/or functionary of the World Bank so that it comes to a halt at noon on 1 May ____. I will use the remaining time for the preparation of this splendid endeavour. Link
We met Oli at our performance in Basel at Shift Festival. Johannes presented (among other things) our project “Applied Office Art” — and Oli was really interested. Our project is thematically related to a documentary film project he is currently developing… and he needs help! Dear monochrom readers! My name is Oli. As an art … Read more
Our new artist in residence just arrived! Jesse D. Zbikowski was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts (USA) in 1977, year of the dragon. He taught himself computer programming by typing random numbers into a Commodore 64 until he figured out how to animate an ASCII decapitation scene. In the nineties he moved on to coding x86 … Read more
== monochrom #26-34: Ye Olde Self-Referentiality == == Release reading/party at HBC Berlin == == Hosted by Johannes Grenzfurthner == == Featuring Special Guest Andreas “Krach” Stoiber == == DJs: Jimmy Trash & Frank Apunkt Schneider == == November 13, 2010, 9 PM == The phatzine monochrom #26-34 (Goat of 1k Young) is an impossibility … Read more
Images taken by Homardpayette. Link
First images and videos of monochrom’s Sculpture Mobs Training Camp in Barcelona @ Mozilla Drumbeat Festival. More to come! And please upload yours! Training mobs: Simulated police attack: Video (.mov) Art remains:
Massive anti-tinkering police brutality! Free the hackbus! Link
You want to be part of a Sculpture Mobs Training Camp in beautiful Barcelona? Come to the MACBA Square to the Hackbus on November 5, 2010! We will start 12 noon! You don’t need any equipment! We will provide you with building material and tools! You can do it! Link
Evan Roth is rockin’ our hackbus at the Mozilla Drumbeat festival in Barcelona. More cool shit: upcoming. Link