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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

Mark Flood: Gratest Hits – Book Signing + Screening + Discussion: Art Fair Fever

Thursday, Jul. 21, 2016

06:30 PM – 09:00 PM
US/Central

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Join CAMH for a book signing of Mark Flood: Gratest Hits, hot off the presses! At 6:30 pm, view the film Art Fair Fever, Mark Flood's critical and satirical look at the contemporary art world and how art is viewed as a commodity in our culture. The film showcases many artworks that Flood created for the film.
Following the screening, Bill Arning, organizing curator and Director of CAMH, will discuss the film and art fair politics with Stephanie Mitchell, Executive Director of Lawndale Art Center.
Admission is free and open to the public. A limited supply of catalogues and artist books by Mark Flood are available for purchase in the Museum Shop.

About the Programs & Activities

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mark Flood received his BA from Rice University in 1981. In 2013, Luxembourg & Dayan Gallery in New York City held a survey of Flood’s work of the ’80s, bringing together more than 100 paintings and collages. Flood’s work can be found in the collections of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Menil Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Birmingham Art Museum. His work is widely exhibited internationally. Mark Flood lives and works in Houston, Texas.

PUBLICATION
Mark Flood: Gratest Hits is accompanied by a significant monograph of Flood’s work. The illustrated color catalogue includes an essay by CAMH Director and organizing curator Bill Arning, as well as Carlo McCormick, Alison Gingeras, El Topito, and Scott Indrisek. The catalogue is designed by Russell Etchen and edited by Betsy Zinn.

This catalogue is made possible by a grant from The Brown Foundation, Inc.

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  • Admission is free and open to the public. A limited supply of catalogues and artist books featuring and by Mark Flood are available for purchase in the Museum Shop.

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