Es Devlin is bringing a monumental library installation to the shores of Miami during Miami Art Week.
British artist Es Devlin will unveil Library of Us on Faena Beach during Miami Art Week, a 50-foot rotating library of 2,500 books that have shaped her thinking and practice. The illuminated installation, accompanied by a reading room inside the Faena Cathedral and an exhibition of drawings and glass works, invites visitors to reflect, read, and engage with one another in a shared circular space. Throughout the week, Devlin will host talks, performances, and readings, extending the installation into the surrounding community. The project marks ten years of Faena Art in Miami Beach and underscores its commitment to large-scale public works that merge art, literature, and collective experience.
LVMH is looking into selling off its 50 percent stake in Fenty Beauty.
LVMH is reportedly weighing the sale of its 50 percent stake in Fenty Beauty, the cosmetics brand it co-founded with Rihanna in 2017. The luxury conglomerate has enlisted Evercore to advise on the potential deal, which could value the brand between $1 billion and $2 billion. Fenty Beauty, known for its broad range of shades and inclusive marketing, brought in about $450 million in net sales last year. Neither LVMH nor Rihanna’s representatives have commented on the possible divestment.
An A.I. television presenter in the U.K. has been deemed “dizzyingly grim.”
Channel 4’s latest Dispatches episode, Will AI Take My Job?, introduced Britain’s first AI-generated TV presenter, Aisha Gaban—a digital host that left viewers unsettled. The program explored how artificial intelligence threatens millions of jobs across industries, pitting professionals against AI counterparts to show how efficiency often trumps human skill. Critics described the experiment as “dizzyingly grim,” citing not only Gaban’s lifeless presence but also the hypocrisy of Channel 4 flaunting the same technology it claimed to question. The broadcast underscored both the existential and environmental costs of AI’s accelerating rise in media.
In an effort to “correct” an early hiring spree, Meta will lay off 600 at Superintelligence Labs.
Meta will eliminate roughly 600 positions at its Superintelligence Labs as part of an effort to streamline operations after years of rapid hiring. The cuts target Meta’s A.I. research, product, and infrastructure teams but exclude the core group developing “superintelligence,” the company’s most advanced large language models. Executives described the layoffs as a correction to overexpansion meant to accelerate decision-making and improve efficiency across the division. Meta continues to invest heavily in A.I., offering multimillion-dollar packages to top researchers as it tries to regain momentum against rivals like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.
Aerin Lauder will be honored by the New York City Landmarks Conservancy in November.
Aerin Lauder will be recognized at the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Living Landmarks Celebration on November 5 at The Plaza. The event honors New Yorkers who have made lasting contributions to the city’s cultural and civic life. Lauder, the founder of her namesake lifestyle and beauty brand and style and design director at Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv, also serves on several arts and philanthropic boards, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art’s International Council. Her recognition follows the recent passing of her uncle, Leonard Lauder, marking a poignant moment for one of New York’s most enduring family legacies.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Thanks to Art Basel Paris, there’s a giant Kermit the Frog presiding over Place Vendôme.
News of Grace Wales Bonner’s Hermès appointment is already raising share prices.
Even Lily Allen is having a Time with dating right now.
The Louvre heist may only have lasted seven minutes, but its memes keep giving.
