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By: Penny Modra
Article published: 19th Jun 08
What:
The Forty Thieves, Gorker Gallery launch
Where:
395 Gore St (cnr Gore and Kerr sts), Fitzroy
When:
TONIGHT! Thurs June 19, 6-9pm
Exhibition open until July 3
How much:
Free
Must be killer to be an illustrator because everyone would always be inviting you to be in a group show. "Hey I'm putting on a group show, yo. Can you send me, like a drawing, it will be number 39."
WHY CANNOT THE ILLUSTRATORS HAVE THEIR OWN SHOWS? It's not like a zoo where the wombats are a bit boring, sitting in a hollow log all day, so they throw in some red-bum monkeys next door and a jazz orchestra near the kiosk.
Anyway. Things are looking up. They're opening a new illustrators' gallery in Fitzroy. It's called Gorker (get it? Corner of Gore and Kerr, not we will blog about media figures and hopefully make them cry).
The launch is a group show. Curated by Timba (Wooden Toy) and Nate Holmes Trapnell (The Southpaw), it's an all-star cast - from Eamo to Biddy Maroney and Reuben Rude (US). Together, they are The Forty Thieves. By themselves, they are also very good.