Margaret Thatcher Projects Set for Texas Contemporary Art Fair, 10/10-13

Margaret Thatcher Projects is participating in the third edition of the Texas Contemporary Art Fair, October 10 - 13 (Booth #403). Preview and opening party on Thursday, Oct 13 at the George R. Brown Convention Center, HALL A, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX.

Featuring presentations from over 70 galleries showcasing contemporary work from the most innovative, progressive and driven artists from around the world, Texas Contemporary presents quality artworks, installations and programs in an intimate environment that serves both seasoned and emerging collectors.

Including works by:

William Betts, Brice Brown, Omar Chacon, Cathy Choi, Rainer Gross, Cameron Luft, Robert Sagerman,Heidi Spector, William Steiger, Bill Thompson, Matthias van Arkel, Venske & Spänle, and Jordan West.

On-site installation: Brice Brown, Rosebud, 2013

A site-specifIc installation consisting of a three-sided mural of collaged and digitally manipulated images of roses with nods to both the grand narrative paintings of Nicolas Poussin and the Romantic still life tradition of Henri Fantin-Latour. Brown presents these flowers as displaced, over-sized, altered and radically removed from their original context, causing a sense of rediscovery of this very ubiquitous image. Nnt merely a straightforward representation of roses, the experience is alien yet satisfying as the viewer is ultimately faced with the idea of "rose-ness" and all its attendant metaphorical possibilities.

Margaret Thatcher Projects is located at 539 West 23rd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm. For further information, contact the gallery at: info@thatcherprojects.com, or 212.675.0222 or visit www.thatcherprojects.com.

Artwork: Venske & Spänle, Helotroph Hawaii, 2013, Carrara marble, aluminum can, 8 x 6.5 x 4 inches.