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Giving New York a Houston State of Mind—with Art

1"Mock-Up"
Courtesy of Paul Kremer and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of Paul Kremer and Marlborough Gallery
2"Mock-Up"
Courtesy of Paul Kremer and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of Paul Kremer and Marlborough Gallery
3"Yellow"
Courtesy of Susie Rosmarin and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of Susie Rosmarin and Marlborough Gallery
4"Yellow"
Courtesy of Susie Rosmarin and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of Susie Rosmarin and Marlborough Gallery
5"Tupac Autopsy"
Courtesy of El Franco Lee II and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of El Franco Lee II and Marlborough Gallery
6"Tupac Autopsy"
Courtesy of El Franco Lee II and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of El Franco Lee II and Marlborough Gallery
7"Philatelic Reality (Drone Stamp)"
Courtesy of Mark Flood and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of Mark Flood and Marlborough Gallery
8"Philatelic Reality (Drone Stamp)"
Courtesy of Mark Flood and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of Mark Flood and Marlborough Gallery
9"Brain Cudgel"
Courtesy of Chris Bexar and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of Chris Bexar and Marlborough Gallery
10"Brain Cudgel"
Courtesy of Chris Bexar and Marlborough Gallery
Courtesy of Chris Bexar and Marlborough Gallery

H-Town just won’t quit, y’all! New York City—yes, that New York City—filled with cuffed-at-the-bottom hipsters and come-as-you-are artists (and that’s pronounced ar-teests), seems to have a crush on the trillest city in all the land, at least from a creative standpoint.

Popular neighborhood gallery Marlborough Chelsea, a haven for lovers of abstract expressionism and representational works, plays host to Mark Flood and his Bayou City brigade of fellow artists with The Future Is Ow, which runs through February 6. The group exhibition, curated by Flood, features paintings, photography and multimedia works from Houstonians Chris Bexar, Paul Kremer, El Franco Lee II, and Susie Rosmarin, members of Flood’s artistic inner circle. After Flood’s crowd-pleasing Emotionally Unavailable Men at the New York–based gallery’s Miami offshoot, Marlborough decided to see how the Houston artist could flex his curatorial muscles.

The collected works center on the common interest in digital printing, a culmination of years of working and growing together in the burgeoning arts community in Houston. Here, a look at Flood’s effort to put Houston on the art-world map.











Nick Esquer
Nick Esquer
Nick joined Houstonia in June 2015, eager to seek out the latest arts, culture, trends, people, places and things that give life to Houston. He began his career in journalism at the age of 15, reporting on high school sports in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona. An Arizona State alum, he was previously assistant editor at Houston magazine.  Nick spends his spare time staying fit, reading, watching Netflix, drinking coffee, and hanging out with his dog/best friend Gatsby.