Drawing upon the life and work of Walter Benjamin and inspired by his book by the same title (One way Street, 1928), Monodrome was curated by Nicolas Bourriaud and X&Y (Xenia Kalpaktsoglou and Poka-Yio, co-founders of the Athens Biennale).
The historical continuity and the diversity of the monochrome from the middle Ages to this day, demonstrate how important a matter is in Western art. As color permeates everyday life, black and white can mark a shift to another spiritual…