Rachel Stern, “Aquanette and the Bounty of the Sea” (Image courtesy of http://www.msrachelstern.com )
- “If you have a dream about being glamorous…you can buy it in cardboard.” That’s Rachel Stern, interviewed about her decadent homemade drag queen stages in the new episode of “MATTE”. [VICE]
- Holy shit. Gil Yefman’s press release runs with a big image of swastika soap bars. [Ronald Feldman Fine Arts]
- A 21 year old guy kicked a cat, really hard, and caught it on video. Now he’s been arrested. Good. Poor kitty! [ANIMAL New York]
- Marianne Boesky is opening a new space on Clinton Street in the Lower East Side, just ahead of the new condo wave. There goes the whole, entire neighborhood. [Bowery Boogie]
- As we reported yesterday, the Rent Guidelines Board voted on whether or not to consider a rent freeze on rent-regulated apartments, while tenants yelled at the owners on the board. They came out with a compromise, a 0-3% increase for apartments with a one year lease and a .5 to 4.5 increase for 2 year leases and a 0-10 percent allowance for subletters. Following votes will determine the outcome. [Paddy Johnson, WNYC]
- Speaking of protests, the Village Voice has photos from last night’s rally for Occupy protester Cecily McMillan, who faces up to seven years in prison for elbowing a police officer. She says it was an accident and has photo documentation of bruising from that police officer. [Village Voice]
- The Met costume center named after Anna Wintour officially opened last night with an introduction from Michelle Obama. [The New York Times]
- Who are the most expensive female women artists? Artnet tells you. (I would not have guessed Beatriz Milhazes at number 9). [Artnet]
- There is now an LIC Art Bus, that will transport art lovers between Socrates Sculpture Park, The Noguchi Museum, SculptureCenter, and MoMA PS1. [Hyperallergic]
- Adrianne Jeffries dubbs the gold-backed bitcoin a “disaster waiting to happen”. [The Verge]
