Mark Flood "Warm" (2005) (detail)
Mark Flood’s work is difficult to judge, largely because he mocks the entire context surrounding it. In this exhibition, for instance, pieces of cardboard are blithely spray-painted with phrases such as ANOTHER PAINTING, and the installation WART SCENE USA, 2009, offers a map of the United States that highlights New York, Los Angeles, and Marfa as AMERICA’S COOLEST WARTSCENES. The confrontationally adolescent yet cleverly selfaware humor displayed here characterizes Flood’s work, which relies on abject comedy to interrogate the condition and evolution of the art world.
