— Ryden Taps Katy Perry: Artist Mark Ryden has asked Katy Perry, Weird Al Yankovic, Tyler the Creator, and other musicians to perform a cover of the 1892 song “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two).” The covers will be released on a 999-run vinyl album that will sell for $99.99. The release of the album is part of Ryden’s current show, “The Gay ’90s,” at LA’s Kohn Gallery. [NYT]
— Steve Cohen Gets Art-Backed Loan: For the first time, Goldman Sachs has given a personal loan to hedge funder and art collector Steve Cohen that is backed by his massive collection. In the past, Cohen has received similar private bank loans from Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Bank of America Corp. The filing does not specify the amount of the loan, but indicates that Cohen has promised “certain items of fine art” as collateral. [Bloomberg]
— Mike Kelley Homestead Heads to LA: In its first presentation outside Detroit, the late Mike Kelley’s final work, “Mobile Homestead,” will go on view at LA MOCA, coinciding with the artist’s current retrospective at LACMA. The mobile section of the piece, which comes in two parts (a community gallery and the mobile clapboard façade that hosts community programming), will arrive in LA on May 24 and will be featured in the Skid Row parade. Philippe Vergne, MOCA’s newly appointed director, said in statement, “Knowing how aware Mike Kelley was of the political, historical, and social issues that articulate and define our time, we felt that it was only true to his vision to bring ‘Mobile Homestead’ to the city he cared for, to Los Angeles.” [GalleristNY]
— Obrist Plans Lyotard Sequel: Curator Hans Ulrich Obrist plans to organize a sequel exhibition to Jean-François Lyotard’s 1985 Paris show “Les Immatériaux” at the Luma Arles campus in southern France. [TAN]
— Italian Museum Officials Downplay David Danger: “Even if there is an earthquake of 5.0 or 5.5 on the Richter scale, Florence will stay in one piece. And David would be the last to fall,” said Marco Ferri, a spokesman for Florence’s museum authority, in an attempt to squash rumors that Michelangelo’s masterpiece is structurally comprised. [Guardian]
— Getty Gift Kick Starts PST Research: The J. Paul Getty Trust has gifted $5 million in grant money for state institutions to research and plan exhibitions on Latin American art for the forthcoming 2017 Pacific Standard Time initiative. [NYT]
— Santa Monica alternative space Highways is throwing a 25th anniversary party that includes performances by Llyn Foulkes and others. [LAT]
— Sculptors Brent Crothers and Chris Bathgate have been awarded 2014 Baker Artist Awards. [Artforum]
— A man was busted for selling forged Picassos and Dalis to undercover postal inspectors. [Texomas]
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