- The Hyde Collection has received a donation of cash and modern and contemporary artwork valued at $11 million. The huge windfall comes to the upstate museum from the architect Werner Feibes and his late partner James Schmitt, who together designer the studio of their friend Ellsworth Kelly [Times Union]
- Wow. Here’s the insane story of how Mel Chin and his GALA Committee infiltrated the set of 90s television show Melrose Place with conceptual art. All of the work that appeared on (and sometimes became plot points for) the show will be on view this fall at Red Bull Studios in New York. [ARTnews]
- Residents of a rent-stabilized SRO owned by Church of the Ascension are facing eviction following the sale of the building to developers. Remarkably, they’re finding the time to organize an effort to save the building’s interior Keith Haring mural in the midst of freaking out about their living situation. [Curbed]
- A group of librarians based in Portland are matching readers with books based on their tattoos. [Katu2]
- Here’s an interview with Beckii Cruel, a British girl who accidentally became a Japanese internet celebrity at the age of 14. [Dazed]
- A Canadian perspective on the United States election, with just 100 days to go. Very amusing. [Maclean’s]
- Yes! Jamillah James has been appointed as the ICA LA head curator! She’s so great. [Artforum]
- As if anyone needed convincing, here’s a listicle of all the reasons Rockaway Beach is awesome for artists. [Artspace]
- The ambitious installation/exhibition Oakland, I want you to know… at the Oakland Museum of California aims to document the city’s culture before it’s wiped out by tech industry gentrification, and hopefully inspire viewers to political action. [Huffington Post]
- A report on The Brooklyn Community Forum on Anti-Gentrification and Displacement gives all the background that led up to the event, plus a report on the conference itself. Notably, after all the fuss about the heavily protested Brooklyn Real Estate Summit back in November 2015, Pasternak nor any of her senior staff showed up for the conference. Why? [Hyperallergic]
