Saam Farahmand’s magnetic personality has made him a much sought after director.
Saam Farahmand directs films in the context of art, music, fashion, television, performance, virals and documentaries. Farahmand’s bill of buzzworthy films include colorful and clever music videos for Klaxons, Hercules & Love Affair, Janet Jackson and Simian Mobile Disco, a documentary featuring Soulwax, and […]
The many faces of Max Erdenberger
Max Erdenberger works at the intersection of art and technology, whether creating a celebrated yet controversial music video for Gnarls Barkley, promoting environmental responsibility through design, or lending his visual talents to many of the world’s largest brands at Wieden+Kennedy. The Portland-based artist founded Viewers Like You, an international blog […]
Jannes Hendrikz, Ree Treweek and Markus Smit also known as The Blackheart Gang
The Blackheart Gang, hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, includes illustrator Ree Treweek, creative director Jannes Hendrikz and musician/writer Markus Smit (Wormstorm). Known for their icy cold bravado, whimsical works and monolithic life long project, “The Household,” the trio presents The Tale of […]
[ 13 Aug 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
On August 13th I will be flooding one of the remaining structures from the former World’s Fairgrounds in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and hosting a Naumachia*. Art dignitaries (and a bunch of other random degenerates) will be forced to battle from boats representing the five boroughs of New York City. All of the boats are […]
The evening before Terminator Salvation hit theaters, designer Karin Fong revealed the opening titles she designed for the film. As sometimes happens the titles were better than the film itself. The reveal was part of a celebration of five of the world’s top title designers for the May edition of the Flux Screening Series at […]
[ 15 Sep 2009; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Los Angeles as depicted in H5’s Logorama
Now in its second year, the Flux Screening Series will host the Los Angeles premiere of Logorama, a spectacular animated action movie created entirely with corporate logos from renowned French design studio H5. Also on tap for the evening is new work from Spike Jonze, Jonathan Glazer, Chris Cairns, […]
[ 14 Aug 2009; 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Timothy Saccenti presents his first solo exhibition Garden of Unearthly Delights in Tokyo beginning August 14th.
A genesis story of meaning, existence and purpose, Garden of Unearthly Delights, follows a simple creature meandering through life in darkness, believing itself to be the only object in existence. When the creature sees a mask lying in the […]
[ 6 Aug 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ]
The brilliant animator Simon Robson is the latest guest speaker at the See No Evil series. His powerful short “What Barry Says,” a reaction to the US invasion of Iraq, was a highlight of RESFEST 2004. Simon is now at work on ‘Coalition of The Willing’ with philosopher and writer Tim Rayner. The project will […]
[ 15 Aug 2009 7:00 pm to 5 Sep 2009 6:00 pm. ]
The Flux Super 8 is the first annual showcase that celebrates eight of the most exciting and emerging filmmakers, video artists, and design collectives from around the world. The inaugural Flux Super 8 will launch with a show at the Scion Installation Gallery in Culver City. The artists will develop site-specific installations created exclusively for […]