SPECIALS
WITH THIS AD EXPIRES 5/31/19
SPECIALS WITH THIS AD EXPIRES 5/31/19
SPECIALS WITH THIS AD EXPIRES 5/31/19
SPECIALS WITH THIS AD EXPIRES 5/31/19
BRONX TIMES R 34 EPORTER, MAY 17-23, 2019 BTR
The Compound
debuts Muhammad
Ali-themed exhibit
(l-r) John Stango; Liza Gonzales, Compound Gallery co-owner and Peter Tuchman, New York
Stock Exchange stock trader inside the gallery. Photo by Aracelis Batista
BY ALEX MITCHELL
The coolest art hub in the south
Bronx is at it again. The Compound
gallery’s newest exhibit, open until
June, is a real knockout to say the
least.
Titled ‘The Heavyweight Contender’,
pop artist John Stango debuted
his Muhammad Ali-themed exhibit adjacent
to the Third Avenue Bridge on
Wednesday, May 8.
For Stango, this is his fi rst solo exhibit
in New York City and it certainly
‘fl oats like a butterfl y and stings like
a bee’.
Growing up in Philadelphia, PA
as a relative to the beloved art legend
Norman Rockwell, it was only a matter
of time before Stango’s work found
its way into the big apple.
Celebrities like Bronx stylist and
infl uencer Jerome Lamaar, singer and
songwriter Annalise Azadian, and
of course the Compound’s owner Set
Free Richardson along with many others
poured in to see Stango’s debut exhibit
of vibrant, brush strokes of ‘The
Greatest of All Time’ in addition to
other iconic fi gures.
Some of Stango’s most popular
pieces that night were his adaptation
of Benjamin Franklin, which to this
reporter appeared to have a Mona
Lisa-like effect. Of course, the modern
Frank Sinatra portrait was a hit, as
was Stango’s piece on Eminem in addition
to many other talented works.
The Heavyweight Contender exhibit
will be open on Fridays and Saturdays
from noon to 5 p.m. for the public
until Wednesday, June 12 when
Japanese artist Dragon76 sets up shop
in the gallery.
American Pop artist John Stango with two of his Muhammad Ali paintings.
Photo by Aracelis Batista