We're Ready for Our Close-Up, Mr. Spelling In March of 1997, the GALA Committee was installing their portion of the "Uncommon Sense" exhibition at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art. The writers and producers of Melrose Place agreed to shoot an entire scene in the GALA Committee's actual exhibition space. The writers went so far as to include the opening of the "Uncommon Sense" exhibit into the story line! Amanda and Kyle (pictured above), tour the exhibit featuring artwork created by GALA that adorned the shows' sets for the past season and a half..talk about de ja vu! Featured prominently is the "Fireflies" painting, aka "The Bombing of Baghdad" - a still from CNN's footage of the initial strike on Iraq during the first Gulf War. You can also see: (1) Sam's painting of the Viper Room, (2) the "TV Phage" virus sculpture, and (3) "Think of the Re-Runs" - a homage to Barbara Krueger. If you look closely, the couple in the background behind Kyle and Amanda are Mel Chin (the artist who created the project) and Deborah Siegel (the show's set decorator who gave the go-ahead for GALA's presence on the show in the first place). One interesting side note: this scene was initially cut by the show's editors. Executive Producer Frank South stepped in and demanded the scene be place back into the show.