Manolo Blahnik will present an “unprecedented” Marie Antoinette exhibition at the V&A this fall.
Manolo Blahnik will sponsor “Marie Antoinette Style,” a sweeping exhibition at the V&A this fall. Devoted to the style of Marie Antoinette, the exhibition will feature 250 objects and rarely loaned items from Versailles—including personal effects such as the queen’s silk slippers, private jewelry, and the final note she wrote before her execution.
The Department of Defense has awarded OpenAI a $200 million national security contract.
The Department of Defense has awarded OpenAI a $200 million contract to develop advanced AI prototypes aimed at national security applications. The project will focus on both combat and administrative use cases, with work centered in the Washington, D.C. area through mid-2026.
UC Irvine and the Orange County Museum of Art are exploring a possible institutional merger.
UC Irvine and the Orange County Museum of Art have signed a nonbinding agreement to explore a potential merger that would bring OCMA under university control and integrate it with UCI’s Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. If approved by the University of California Board of Regents this fall, the move would consolidate leadership searches, fold UCI’s planned museum into OCMA’s existing facility, and expand the university’s holdings to include the Buck Collection.
With Demna in as creative director, Gucci has now also picked a new CEO.
Kering has tapped outgoing Renault chief Luca de Meo as its next CEO, following the recent appointment of Demna as Gucci’s creative director. The move marks a pivot for the luxury group as it attempts to revive Gucci and Saint Laurent amid falling market share and declining sales. De Meo, known for his brand-building chops in the auto industry, inherits the challenge of restoring cultural relevance and financial momentum across Kering’s portfolio.
The Judd Foundation has reached a settlement with Kim Kardashian over furniture knockoffs.
Kim Kardashian and Clements Design have settled with the Judd Foundation over unauthorized furniture featured in a 2022 Skims office tour video, which falsely claimed to showcase original Donald Judd pieces. As part of the agreement, Kardashian will now own authentic Judd furniture, and both parties acknowledged the foundation’s rights over Judd’s designs.
Today’s attractive distractions:
See Marrakech through the lens of Yves Saint Laurent.
Under Demna’s Gucci, don’t expect an abundance of oversized silhouettes.
Thanks to NASA, we have eyes on Earth’s network of “underwater highways.”
This Australian DJ is famous for his “toddler techno” sets.
