The War on Culture – Leuven exhibition ‘Ravaged: Arts and Culture in Times of War’
Located 25km east of Brussels, Leuven lies at the centre of the flatlands of Flanders, synonymous with the battle for the western front of the First World War, trench warfare and of a profound loss of life. In this year of centenary in memoriam, the haunting presence...
Calvary film review – A dark and hypnotic spectacular
In John Michael McDonagh's latest, Calvary (which I have called 'Calgary', 'Cavalry' and 'What film are we going to see again?', and I apologise to Mr. McDonagh for my ineptitude in this matter), he proves he's just as capable a writer as his brother (Martin, In...
Thus Owls album ‘Turning Rocks’ – an exploration in tone, colour and dynamics
Husband and wife Erika and Simon Angell make up the transatlantic duo, Thus Owls. ‘Turning Rocks’ is the band’s second album, a record that is an exploration in tone, colour and dynamics. The...
The next Cold War may well be cultural, as Putin seeks to promote Russian films
Russian cinemas could soon face far more restriction than the fines they have been faced with after showing The Wolf of Wall Street. Lawmakers there are debating a new bill that would restrict the number of foreign films shown by domestic cinemas. [gallery link="file"...
Art School Stole Our Virginity: Vienna Famous on Clayton Pettet and his oddly moral ‘sex show’
“I am your anal virgin. You are my partner. Choose a banana.” This was the moment I thought I had been waiting for, but I was terrified. My metrosexual front was crumbling; how far would I let myself go for art? I didn’t realize this was going to be quite...
Fantastic Creatures – brought to life by Armando Branco in new fashion editorial
They meet my gaze - daring me to look back at them. I don't want to stare but I can't help myself. These fantastic creatures were created by Armando Branco and his team of fashion magicians especially for us and you to enjoy. [gallery royalslider="2"...
How to Survive a Plague film – Tackling AIDS Onscreen: Part Two with David France
To mark the recent home entertainment releases of Dylan Mohan Gray’s Fire in the Blood and David France’s How to Survive a Plague, FLUX will feature a two part interview special with the filmmakers to discuss tackling AIDS onscreen. The last twelve months or so has...
Happy Never After: Princess culture burns under gaze of visual art
You can almost feel the sulphuric heat Disney’s Maleficent is going generate when it kicks off blockbuster season in May; almost hear the chatter inevitably generated by any Disney film starring a female who isn’t emotionally deaf and dumb. Angelina Jolie, playing the...
Tavarataivas (My Stuff) – Filmmaker strips himself of all belongings
Ahead of the theatrical release of Tavarataivas (My Stuff) FLUX Magazine caught up with Finnish documentary filmmaker Petri Luukkainen to discuss the one year long radical experiment he undertook to explore his relationship to his stuff. Starting out naked in his...
Marion Ebner – Portrait of a Female Winemaker – Breaking through in a very male world
In honour of Women’s History month, we’re introducing Marion Ebner – a young and dynamic female winemaker that is pushing boundaries and making a name for herself in the male-dominated field of winemaking. In 2011, Marion was nominated for Newcomer of the Year at the...
Design Pixies artwork and win £300 – to celebrate launch of new album Indie Cindy
Pixies are one of those bands that made such a huge impact they now stick in our collective music memory. They seemed to arrive from nowhere and changed the game back in the day. It’s great to see them gigging again and hopefully making a good living out of it....
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Film Review
During the lead up to Captain America: The Winter Soldier's release everyone's been noticing that Robert Redford is in it, and that it has a conspiracy at its centre; from which they've concluded that the film must be a 70s style conspiracy thriller. Which makes the...
Fearlessly Modern – Berthold menswear for AW14/15
Menswear designer, Raimund Berthold, is a name that is set to cause quite a stir. ‘What I do is not about completely reinventing menswear,' the Austrian-born designer insists, yet the Central Saint Martins graduate has certainly taken a refreshing and refined look at...
Jeune & Jolie review – One girl’s journey from school to call-girl – Out now on Blu-Ray & DVD
Following on from Swimming Pool, 8 Women, Potiche, and In the House, the “Jeune & Jolie” (Young & Beautiful) Isabelle is the new chapter in François Ozon’s oeuvre on the theme of women. This latest chapter tells the story of seventeen year old Isabelle’s...
Did Art School steal our innocence? The war of words over provocative art shows
Unsimulated sex has become the measure of cultural authenticity over the past 12 months. When it comes to consumer culture, “Can I fap to that?” is the first question this generation wants to know, while 'real sex’ has been used to sell everything from books (50...