Mark Flood in front of his painting Entrada (2012) at the Hateful Years opening at Luxembourg & Dayan. All photos by Aubrey Roemer for Art Observed.

Mark Flood’s near mini-retrospective “The Hateful Years” opened this past Wednesday in the upper east-side gallery Luxembourg & Dayan. The five floors of the gallery are each devoted to separate bodies of work within the artist’s oeuvre. Starting on the ground floor with his well known lace paintings – the viewer moves chronologically backward in time through the various creative stages of Mark Flood’s self proclaimed “hateful” work. Exhibiting over 100 paintings, collages, sculptures, and mixed media works, this show redefines the scope and depth of Mark Flood’s vision as an artist.

Mark Flood, David Lee (ND)

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The New York Times interviews Mark Flood on his influences, vision, and position in the art world. “I’ve known people who I call ‘sacred monsters,’ like famous art people and such, who are so uptight about always doing everything the same way. So I’m trying to do things differently,” says the Houston artist whose show, The Hateful Years, will open on July 18, 2012 at Luxembourg & Dayan.

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Mark Flood, MURK FLUID installation view, (2011). All images Nicolas Linnert for Art Observed

Currently on view at Zach Feuer Gallery, MURK FLUID is artist Mark Flood’s latest showing of work that deals with various items, including notions of corporate structure, celebrity obsession, and human commodification. Born in Houston, Texas, the artist is known widely for his acrylic and spray-paint poster boards that are influenced by the 1980’s punk movement.

Mark Flood, MAINTAIN (2011)

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