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Monthly Archives: December 2009

Customised Bang

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Time and bang seem to be fundamentally connected. While passing seconds are notorious for their ticking sound, passing universes are known for somewhat bigger bangs. It seems only fair to assign a tradition of cracking to passing years. After all, the inventor of this unit can refer to strong evidence gathered from several thousand study [...]

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PROST NEUJAHR

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Have a great new year everyone; 2009 was really kind to us – and hopefully to you as well – so we’re really looking forward to the new decade. Prost!
Photography: New Year’s Eve 2008/2009, Hong Kong, by kvr

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HERR ZEITGEIST

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

German Curator Klaus Biesenbach, 43, Founding Director of KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin and of the berlin biennial, is the new head of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City in New York and curator at large of The Museum of Modern Art – on January 1, Biesenbach takes over as the [...]

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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

There are few secret swimming spots left in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. At the Noosa National Park if you’re adventurous you can find an ocean rock pool off the path and down the rocks on the way to Hell’s Gates. This ocean rock pool has a coral floor and fresh water flows [...]

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THE ANXIETY OF INFLUENCE

Monday, December 28, 2009

After coming across the work of Taysir Batniji, a Palestinian-born, France-based multi-media artist, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the anxiety of influence in contemporary photography. Documenting the watchtowers the dot the borders of Palestine, Batniji’s 2008 series ‘miradors‘ is directly indebted to the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, in terms of subject [...]

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DONALD BARTHELME’S SYLLABUS

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Don’s Top-81 look like a lot of fun. Possibly a good mission for 2010 now that the Infinite Summer’s over.

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NONE THE WISER

Friday, December 25, 2009

I’ve come to really appreciate Christmas, but mostly for the reason that it affords the luxury of time: time to sleep in, time to talk to people you have lost sight of for a while, time to read that issue of mono.kultur you never got around to finishing, time to think, time to kill time. [...]

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HAPPY MERRY X-MAS

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

HAPPY MERRY X-MAS
We wish you, us and all a very very happy Merry X-Mas and see you all in a very mono 2010!

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NOT MONO, BUT MERGED

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Usually mono.kultur only promotes single purpose products. Or other strict mono.causes. However, there has to be an exception to the rule for this two player, double function table tennis-table. Merging work and play, as the designer suggests. Don’t we all try during Christmas time?

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DON’T FEEL BLUE – FEEL BLU!

Monday, December 21, 2009

If you enjoyed our David Shrigley issue, you will most probably love this little short film Muto by Blu, an ambiguous, entertaining and impressive animation on public walls. Enjoy!!!

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