Johannes Grenzfurthner (* June 13 1975, Vienna) is artist, writer, curator.

He attended many international symposia and published numerous essays and articles on contemporary art, science and philosophy. He writes for various online/print magazines and radio stations (e.g. ORF, FM4, Telepolis, Boing Boing). Johannes Grenzfurthner has served on a number of art juries (e.g. Steirischer Herbst , Graz).

Johannes Grenzfurthner is founder of monochrom, an internationally acting art and theory group. Most of his artistic output is labeled as “monochrom”. He is collaborating with groups as ubermorgen or Mego. He is member of the Community of Fine Arts Austria.

Recurring topics in Johannes Grenzfurthner’s artistic and textual work are: contemporary art, activism, performance, humour, philosophy, postmodernism, media theory, cultural studies, popular culture studies, science fiction, debate about copyright.

Exhibitions/Curatorial work (incomplete)

• The Birthday of Capitalism (2005), Baden bei Wien. Together with Günther Friesinger.
• Bildet To-Do-Stapel (monochrom retrospective) (2005), Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna.
• Schutzverletzungen/Legitimation of Mediatic Violence (2004), Museumsquartier, Vienna. Together with Günther Friesinger.
• Fnerd! (2004), Museumsquartier, Wien. Together with Lisa Max.
• Quo Vadis Logo!? (2004), Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi, Istanbul. Together with Günther Friesinger and Melih Gorgun.
• Quo Vadis Logo!? (2003), Museumsquartier, Vienna. Together with Günther Friesinger.
• Nix kaufen, viel sparen? (2003), Museumsquartier, Wien. Together with Günther Friesinger.
• Roböxotica (2002, 2003), Museumsquartier, Vienna.
• Interface Explorer (2001), Public Netbase, Vienna. Together with Konrad Becker and Martin Wassermair.
• The State (1998), FringeWare, Austin,_Texas.

Publications (incomplete)

• Editor of magazine/yearbook series "monochrom" (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004)
• 2002: "Who shot Immanence? On The Dynamics Of Appropriation And Intervention In The Work Of Georg Paul Thomann", edited together with Fritz Ostermayer and Thomas Edlinger.
• 2003: "Leutezeichnungen", edited together with Elffriede.
• upcoming: Schutzverletzungen/Legitimation of Mediatic Violence (2005)
• upcoming: Quo Vadis, Logo!? (2005)