C-POP GALLERY CLOSING SHOW: DETROIT

The closing of C-Pop is a sad occasion. Thunderdog Pres Tristan Eaton has been showing with C-Pop since he was 18 years old and they played a pivotal role in his career. C-Pop Founder Rick Manore got Tristan his first illustration job at Detroit’s Orbit Magazine and C-Pop Owner Tom Thewes was Tristan’s Illustration teacher! Needless to say, these guys are old pals of ours and they’ve been extremely important to the entire art community. Back in 1996 when they started, they were one of the only galleries in America to show exclusively ’Low Brow Art’, and made a home for artists like Glen Barr, Naigara, Robert Williams and more. It so so sad to see these guys go, they’ve done more than most for us personally and our whole art culture at large.

The closing show will feature an all star line up of the best of the best that have shown at C-Pop and will definitely be a beautiful exhibition. Definitely come by if you’re in the D!
Also check out the shout out Tristan and his Mom got in the Detroit Free Press today. It’s pretty funny:

“Tristan Eaton was the first person to sell an art piece at CPop, when he was still in high school,” says Manore. “His mom, Gillian, came into the gallery on the day we opened and said her son was an artist. Tristan brought in his piece and it sold, and I thought, ‘Wow, people will buy original art.”