''mono.kultur'' is a quarterly magazine publishing interviews with creatives in the arts and culture in a wider sense. Each issue features a single in-depth interview and dedicates the entire issue to the interviewee. With this radical focus on only one feature the editorial design adapts to the theme of the interview, the only constant being an unconventional DIN A5-Format.

History and profile

''mono.kultur'' was founded in 2005 in Berlin. The magazine is published in English and distributed worldwide. Founder and publisher is Kai von Rabenau. The editorial team consists of 10 independent editors and 6 more contributing editors. Klanten, Mollard, and Hübner described mono.kultur in their 2011 book on Self-Publishing Culture: "Incidentally, many of mono.kultur's chosen protagonists are surprised and delighted by the scope and space of the chosen format. For once, they are encouraged to speak out about topics, interest and ideas usually glossed over in targeted lifestyle features, half-hour promo interviews, or narrow specialist publications. Complementing this rich content, the small, beautifully compact magazine is designed by a changing rosting of invitees who spice up the thematic mono.kultur with their own aesthetic interpretation."

Editorial Design

With the ambition to make the editorial design of each issue fit the theme of its interview mono.kultur is renowned for its high standards in design and could attract leading editorial design studios such a
Mario LombardoStudio 8
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Studio Anti
to contribute.

Publications and Editions

Additionally to the quarterly magazine publication mono.kultur has published several publications and editions: * In 2014 mono.kultur published a poster with artwork by

Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (2012 ...

. * In 2014 mono.kultur published a large format book featuring artis
Robert Montgomery
* In 2011 mono.kultur published issue #26 with

Manfred Eicher Manfred Eicher (born 9 July 1943) is a German record producer and the founder of ECM Records. Life and career Eicher was born in Lindau, Germany. He studied music at the Academy of Music in Berlin. He started as a double-bass player of classi ...

of ECM Recordings as a free iPad app including interactive features such as sample sounds. * In 2011 mono.kultur published an edition with a reprint of the original interview with

Taryn Simon Taryn Simon (born February 4, 1975) is an American multidisciplinary artist who works in photography, text, sculpture, and performance. Currently residing and maintaining a studio practice in New York City, Simon has had work featured in the Ve ...

and ten plates of the artist's ‘ A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters’. * In 2009 mono.kultur published a poster edition in cooperation with

Miranda July Miranda July (born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger; February 15, 1974) is an American film director, screenwriter, actress and author. Her body of work includes film, fiction, monologue, digital presentations and live performance art. She wrote, di ...

, the series was reprinted in 2010. * In 2008 mono.kultur produced a series of T-shirts, scarves and tote bags with original artwork by

David Shrigley David John Shrigley (born 17 September 1968) is a British visual artist. He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for 27 years before moving to Brighton, England in 2015. Shrigley first came to prominence in the 1990s for his distinct line drawi ...

Magazine Blog - mono.blog

Since 2009 the editorial team of mono.kultur publishes a blog they describe as "a rather eclectic summary of the things that are currently on our collective minds".

Events Series - mono.klub

mono.kultur regularly organizes events in and around Berlin. The series was labelled mono.klub and included 46 events ranging from film screenings, lectures, exhibitions as well as club-like parties.

Recognition

In November 2014 the KK gallery in Los Angeles recognized mono.kultur with a retrospective exhibition. In 2010 mono.kultur was nominated as "Magazin of the Year" at the prestigious German LEAD Awards.

References

External links

Official website
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