it’s been 2.5 years – and this is the moment where you are allowed to sigh, has it really been that long and doesn’t time fly? Well, yes, we think with 2012 in sight, we can safely say it does and every year a little faster – anyway, it’s been 2.5 years since we had the honour to inaugurate Motto’s Berlin store with the launch of our 20th issue. So it feels only appropriate to combine the launch of our 30th issue featuring the marvelous Chris Ware with the inauguration of yet another Motto Berlin space, more accurately its lovely little wooden outpost at Kreuzberg’s Markthalle IX, which we’re certain you will be hearing a lot more about in the coming year, with its measured reinvention as a local treasure in full progress.

And this being our 30th issue, what better date than to celebrate on the 30th of December, since this is one of our favourite times of the year, and any excuse to warm up for the following night’s celebrations is fine with us. Our friends at the pop-up bar Chez Icke will be serving hot drinks and good vibes, our favourite DJ Ute has stocked up on her ragtime catalogue to pay homage to master Ware’s favourite tunes, and of course, you will finally get to lay your hands and eyes on our latest effort, mono.kultur #30 indeed.

And so we say: Expect Ragtime! Expect Glühwein! Expect fun! Bring warm clothes! It’s the end of 2011! It’s the start of our 30s! Let’s celebrate!

mono.klub 37: Chris Ware
Launch Party for mono.kultur #30!
Introducing Motto@MarkthalleIX!

Friday, December 30, 2011 / from 18h

Motto@MarkthalleIX
Eisenbahnstrasse 42/43 & Pücklerstrasse 34
10997 Berlin

it took us a little to nurse our hangovers from our launch party with the mighty boys of CANT on Wednesday night, and what a launch party it turned out to be – so after last year’s anniversary bash tragically cut short, we finally had our proper dance party all right. Thank you everyone for coming, thank you L.U.X. for hosting us, and thank you of course to Chris Taylor and the great guys at CANT who really got everyone going – and how could we not with the sight of all four of them bouncing behind and in front and above the DJ decks? In short: What a night.

Photography: mono.klub #36, warming up.

We look forward to seeing you there,
mono.kultur

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mono.klub #36
CHRIS TAYLOR / CANT

Launch & After Show Party
CANT DJ Gig
Release of mono.kultur #29: CHRIS TAYLOR

09 November 2011
Wednesday
22h
€3 [incl. mono.kultur #29]

L.U.X.
Schlesische Strasse 41
Kreuzberg
10997 Berlin

As you might have noticed, it’s CANT/Chris Taylor week over here, so how about some actual music: Hear CANT in a full concert, recorded live at Moogfest in Asheville, N.C.

For all you German FANTs out there, get ready for next week:

09.11.11 Berlin – Magnet
10.11.11 Hamburg – Indra
16.11.11 Köln – Gebäude 9

as the leaves are falling, high time to release our Autumn Issue with and about Chris Taylor, one musical fourth of Brooklyn underground phenomenon Grizzly Bear and one out of one behind his irresistibly funky new solo project CANT.

More about the issue tomorrow, but what we really wanted to say is that we will have a little celebration next Wednesday at L.U.X. bar in Kreuzberg – since, as it happens, Chris Taylor will be in town and he wanted to play some music just for you. And if you really want to treat yourself, then you might want to come to his concert at Magnet Club beforehand and join us afterwards, conveniently just around the corner.

We look forward to seeing you there,
mono.kultur

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mono.klub #36
CHRIS TAYLOR / CANT

Launch & After Show Party
CANT DJ Gig
Release of mono.kultur #29: CHRIS TAYLOR

09 November 2011
Wednesday
22h
€3 [incl. mono.kultur #29]

L.U.X.
Schlesische Strasse 41
Kreuzberg
10997 Berlin

well, what a beautiful evening last night, in the company of Taryn Simon, who introduced us to her latest magnum opus A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters in a guided tour through the exhibition and patiently answered the many questions afterwards.

A big thank you goes out to the Neue Nationalgalerie, who kindly opened their doors for us, to Marc Gloede for hosting the Q&A, and of course to Taryn Simon for spending the evening with us. We’re looking forward to the next occasion in four years’ time.

All our best,
mono.kultur

with American photographer Taryn Simon just having opened her new and breathtaking exhibition A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters at the venerable Neue Nationalgalerie, we really could not miss the opportunity to invite our cover star of issue #15 to share the many ideas and issues at heart of her latest series. It also served as a welcome excuse to finally reprint one of our favourite issues that has been long out of print, and since we like to do things properly, we will be launching it as an extended and special edition on the night.

Taryn Simon, in the meantime, will give a talk on her new work and the process behind it, followed by a Q&A hosted by Marc Glöde. And even better: the Neue Nationalgalerie kindly consented to host the talk in the foyer of their splendid premises, which will give you the opportunity to explore the wonderful exhibition not just in theory but in practice, until 22h. In short: what better way to spend a Thursday night, and we look forward to seeing you there.

All our best,
mono.kultur

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mono.klub #35
Artist Talk with Taryn Simon
Launch of mono.editionen #03
Thursday 29 September 2011
19h30

Neue Nationalgalerie
Potsdamer Strasse 50
10785 Berlin

Admission €3

it’s been a while since we last saw you, so we felt like we really should make the best of summer and invite you all over to some sonic BBQ extravaganza on the beautiful terrace of Based in Berlin in Monbijoupark. We’ll be celebrating our current issue with Ryan McGinley which has been out for a while, true, but hey, any excuse to get together is fine with us. The more the merrier, so we’ll be joined behind the turntables by our friends at Motto and indie arts magazine Larry’s presenting their latest issue as well. And of course, the exhibition at Based in Berlin will be open for some pre-terrace inspiration. So please join us for some fine music, fine art, fine drinks, fine print and fine summer.

We look forward to seeing you there,
mono.kultur

mono.klub #34
Summer Fling

Post-Launch-Party of
mono.kultur #27
Ryan McGinley

Tuesday
12.07.2011
19h–24h

at
Based in Berlin
Atelierhaus Monbijoupark
Summer Terrace
Oranienburger Strasse 77
10178 Berlin

Photography by Ryan McGinley

You’ve probably seen Thom Yorke dancing on Radiohead’s Lotus Flower video and tried to figure out all those dance moves – well, here’s a little help published by brain magazine plus the video with a bit more straightforward beat which makes it easier to practise. We’re thinking of a Thom Yorke dance contest at the next mono.klub so better get started.