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Monthly Archives: December 2011

MONO.PUNKT #14: WHAT WE MAKE WITH WORDS

This nice exhibition around words – aptly subtitled What We Make With Words – has been going on at Glasgow’s venerable Centre for Contemporary Art for almost two weeks now, but what’s really exciting to us is the adjoining art book fair taking place this Saturday, including yours truly, live and in the flesh. Because [...]

NEW STUDIO RECORDING

STORE OF THE MONTH: BANANAFISH BOOKS / DALIAN

Anyone who has ever been to China will have experienced how difficult it is to get foreign magazines there, let alone any magazines that are worth the paper they are printed on. This is mainly due to the fact that the distribution of printed matter is still overseen by the Ministry for Communication, and importing [...]

MONDAY MUSIC: JOY DIVISION

Skies are looking dark and grey, and a brief blast of Joy Division is never out of place in winter, especially when the guys look as cute as above. Make sure to compare with the original below.

EVIL ADVENT TREATS

This must have been fun…

A Touch of Evil
Directed by Alex Prager

Taryn Simon: Shot True

Just in case you missed mono.klub #35, the video gives you an idea of Taryn’s mesmerizing eloquence and, of course, an interesting introduction to the concepts of her work.

CHINESE WHISPERS 20

mono.kultur recommended over at the Huffington Post as one of eleven ‘amazing magazines you’ve never heard of’ – us being perfect for ‘culture junkies who want something fresh’, apparently. Sweetie pie.

CHRISTMAS KINDNESS 03: MIRANDA JULY

One golden rule for Christmas kindness is that you should keep your own tastes in check and try to find out what the lucky recipient really wants. Ideally, you get something that you both love, and everyone is happy. What you want, however, is loud and clear to us: you want Miranda July.
So here she [...]

NAN GOLDIN: SCOPOPHILIA

Nan Goldin’s incredibly personal and emotionally potent photographs are major signposts in the recent history of photography, and have had an indelible influence on subsequent generations of photographers. Her photos also helped reveal our society’s deeply ingrained voyeuristic impulses. We are drawn to her photos not only because of their formal accomplishments, but also because [...]

MONO.KULTUR #30 / SOUNDBITE 02

At the printers, for a pre-Christmas sprint: mono.kultur #30.