A grand opening deserves a grand exhibit, and that’s
what the Andi Campognone Projects assembled for its new
exhibition space in downtown Pomona’s Arts Colony.
Campognone, the former associate director and exhibition
curator of the Riverside Art Museum and former owner and
director of the dba256 Gallery Wine Bar, debuts her new
space this Saturday with the group show “The New
Irascibles.” The opening exhibit pays tribute to
the Irascible 18, a group of painters from the late ’40s
who protested the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its apparent
bias against Abstract Expressionism. Their well-publicized
efforts helped abstract art and other modern methods achieve
mainstream acceptance. “The New Irascibles”
pays homage to this moment in art history while showing
that abstract painting can still be relevant and innovative
in today’s concept-driven art world. The exhibit
includes works by Philip Argent, Daniel Brice, Max King
Cap, Alex Couwenberg, Jimi Gleason, Robert Kingston, Andy
Moses, Thomas Pathe, Roland Reiss, Greg Rose and Mark
Zimmermann and a critical essay by noted art writer and
critic James Scarborough.
“The New Irascibles” at Andi Campognone Projects,
558B W. Second Street, Pomona, (909) 629-4500, www.andicampognoneprojects.com.
Grand opening reception Sat, Nov. 14, 6-9PM. Thru Jan.
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