Andrew Brandou

Everyone's Happier Now That You're Gone, a solo exhibition by artist Andrew Brandou, opens tomorrow at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Brandou is a former illustrator for the Simpsons, Spongebob, Rugrats, and Duckman. His work has been in various magazines, including the New Yorker and Nickelodeon, and he's also done music industry work for Tori Amos, among others. The new show is "a modern and hallucinogenic take on the Manson Family murders. Both disturbing and hauntingly beautiful, the pieces combine elements of Japanese kemono and hakue, Golden Books characters, and Andrew's own unique take on death." He also incorporates Californian architectural references. I'm intrigued. June 24th through July 22nd at Jonathan LeVine Gallery, 529 W. 20th Street (at 10th Ave).