Andrew Brandou has a new show of paintings opening tomorrow night (4/14/07) at the Corey Helford gallery in Culver City, CA. The exhibition, titled "As A Man Thinketh, So He Is," is based on the history of Jonestown , the commune in Guyana where more than 900 members of the People's Temple, under the guidance of cult leader Jim Jones, killed themselves or were murdered in 1978. I find Brandou's juxtaposition of extreme cuteness and dark imagery to be deeply moving. Seen here, "Medication," a depiction of People's Temple members lining up for a cup of cyanide-laced Flavor Aid. Link Here and Here(via BoingBoing.net)
- sstadum