Leeloo presents DisBand

Overview

Sweetness and illustrations of girls with rosy cheeks and emerging Australian artists and craftspeople and who doesn't love the Beatles? The online community and store Leeloo are putting on what's probably the cutest show of the year. There are paintings and pictures and a pop-up store and a play on the opening night, all themed around — hang on, the gallery isn't the only ambush here — it's themed around break-ups! Totally sad and not cute, guys!

Starting from the 40th anniversary of John, Paul, George and Ringo going their separate ways, the basis for the show expanded into all kinds of separations from all kinds of partnerships, however the contributors wanted to approach that. There are 16 artists involved, displaying three pictures each in a space that's been curated to look like the living room of a couple in the midst of becoming not-a-couple.

The opening night features a performance of Short & Sweet finalist Anika Herbert's A Toothbrush Tale (We'll Always Have Peach Tiles) and the subsequent days will see samples of Leeloo's online stock for sale alongside the art. Frankie magazine and the Finders Keepers helped put this on, and, who am I kidding, it's totally going to be delightful.