JEFF ZILM: 'THE' FEATURE

Jeff Zilm is featured in the most recent edition of THE 'MAGAZINE OF AND FOR THE ARTS'. The issue includes a thorough interview with Zilm, offering a morsel of insight into his process, readers learn why the films he utilizes are primarily comedies, and among other things, Zilm is flattered by an overzealous film fanatic that threatens to destroy his paintings.

"Mr Zilm's work is conceptually layered. Paintings that prima facie seem simply to be a replay of yester-century's ruminative abstraction are actually so many flat mausolea of film... The somber grisalle of abstraction of the five large paintings that are the center of Jeff Zilm: 7023629730 belie the combination of magic and humor that is the true crux of the show." -writes Charrissa Terranova (Director of University of Dallas Artist Residency Program 'Central Trak' & Professor of Aesthetic Studies) in her review of Zilm's recent exhibition at Marty Walker Gallery '7023629730' -also in this issue of THE.

• Read the review at www.themagdfw.com, or, download a PDF.
• Click here for 'THE' feature article and interview (PDF).
• See Zilm's exhibition '7023629730' @ Marty Walker Gallery (flash required for online slideshow)

JEFF ZILM EXHIBITION CLOSES

JEFF ZILM : 7023629730

LAST WEEK ON VIEW! Be sure not to miss Jeff Zilm's solo exhibition of new film based paintings & Allison Schulnik's claymation video Hobo Clown in the 'other gallery'. Exhibition closes Saturday, July 18, 2009. And to whet your appetite, check out a slideshow of the exhibition installation here: http://www.martywalkergallery.com/archive/062009JZ+AS.htm

MARK FLOOD in ATHENS

MARK FLOOD
Very Dry, 2008 (detail)
collage - paper on coroplast mounted on plywood
(dimensions vary with wood backing installation)

Mark Flood exhibition now on view @ Peres Projects, REMAP KM, Athens, Greece.

From the press release for the exhibition:
In "Additional Paintings" the two-person show with Mark Flood and John Kleckner, never has defacement been so unabashedly stabby and consumer-culture critical as with Houston-based artist Mark Flood, nor as minutely crafted as with the Berlin-based American artist John Kleckner. Mischief-maker, identities specialist and sub-lingual alchemist Mark Flood layers various media and signs to render their meaning highly problematic, often ascorbic, sometimes bitingly astute; street signs are literally defaced with phrases, often consciously misspelled, that speak to the deepest subconscious desires of humans and consumers; celebrity posters mangled to leave little recognizable in these public icons.

"Additional Paintings" opens Tuesday, June 16, 5:30-9:30pm, and runs through July 27, 2009. REMAP KM - www.remapkm.org - Leonidou 15, Keramikos, Athens, Greece.


In addition Marty Walker Gallery is fortunate enough to have a few available lace paintings by Mark Flood, for further information or to schedule an appointment to view the work, please contact us. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 11-5pm.

MARK FLOOD
Sandcastle (left), acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
Summers Day (right), acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches

MARK FLOOD in THE NEW YORK TIMES

MARK FLOOD
Sandcastle, 2004 (detail)
acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 inches

The New York Times reviews Mark Flood's newest solo exhibition "Chelsea Whores" at Zach Feuer in New York, with this to say about Flood's lace paintings:

"Mr. Flood also makes traditional works by applying paint over old lace and then pulling away the cloth, leaving intricate, multihued, all-over patterns that are visually absorbing if not revolutionary." -Ken Johnson, New York Times

Read the article here -and visit Marty Walker Gallery to see some of these fantastic paintings in person, or check them out on our website: www.martywalkergallery.com.

MARK FLOOD in Berlin

MARK FLOOD
Sheridan, 2003
acrylic on canvas, 58 x 36 inches

Today Mark Flood's new solo show "Wart Exhibit" opens at Peres Projects in Berlin, reception is 7 - 10PM, and the exhibition runs March 28 - April 25, 2009.

And for those of us that unfortunately won't catch the Berlin exhibit, more work by Mark Flood can be seen at Marty Walker Gallery online, and in the gallery. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 11-5pm, and please contact gallery for appointments.

MARK FLOOD in ARTFORUM

Pick up the current issue (March 2009) of ARTFORUM for the review of Mark Flood's recent exhibition at Peres Projects in New York - and visit Marty Walker Gallery to see Flood's work in the text-based group exhibition "there's something I've been meaning to tell you..."

MARK FLOOD

Bored Patrol, 2008
spray paint on board, 43 x 20 in.

MARK FLOOD

Bullet Holes, 2002
acrylic on canvas, 66 x 48 in.