Mark Flood Plays Patron Saint to Houston’s Unknown Artists

“It’s a good idea to drag obscure Houston artists into Chelsea,” says Mark Flood, during a walkthrough of “The Future Is Ow,” the offbeat show he’s just opened at New York’s Marlborough Chelsea. He stands surrounded by the “digital paintings” of four artists—El Franco Lee II, Susie Rosmarin, Paul Kremer and Chris Bexar —and before a smattering of plastic-wrapped mattresses covered with multi-colored bedsheets.