Meta AI Glasses Mocked in Guerrilla Ad Featuring Epstein; Betye Saar Remembered
The guerrilla advertising initiative by Everyone Hates Elon features satirical street advertisements portraying Jeffrey Epstein wearing Meta's AI-enhanced Ray-Bans, accompanied by the phrase "glasses for people who don't do consent," which underscores issues surrounding privacy. This campaign was highlighted in Hyperallergic's newsletter, where editor Hakim Bishara paid tribute to the late artist Betye Saar, who passed away shortly before her 100th birthday. Saar's artwork was displayed at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles. Furthermore, two Italian divers discovered hundreds of amphorae from a Roman shipwreck dating back 2,000 years near Sicily. The newsletter also mentioned the Bennett Prize for women figurative realist painters, with a submission deadline of September 19, along with a study on racecar vibrations by the National Gallery of Art and a review of Nathaniel Mary Quinn's portraits.
Key facts
- The activism group Everyone Hates Elon created a mock ad showing Jeffrey Epstein wearing Meta's AI-powered Ray-Bans with the slogan 'glasses for people who don't do consent.'
- The ad critiques the glasses' ability to photograph and record without permission.
- Betye Saar died recently, just days before her 100th birthday.
- Roberts Projects in Los Angeles organized an exhibition of Saar's early works, including costume design, on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
- Two Italian divers discovered hundreds of clay vessels from a 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sicily.
- The Bennett Prize is open for entries for women figurative realist painters, with a $75,000 prize and a traveling solo exhibition; applications close September 19.
- The National Gallery of Art is studying the possible impact of racecar vibrations on artwork ahead of Trump's 'Freedom 250 Grand Prix.'
- Nathaniel Mary Quinn's fractured portraits at the National Public Housing Museum reckon with memory, family, and his childhood in Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes.
Entities
Artists
- Jeffrey Epstein
- Betye Saar
- Nathaniel Mary Quinn
- Joanne Leonard
- Oletha DeVane
- Hakim Bishara
- Nereya Otieno
- Lori Waxman
- Christine Hume
Institutions
- Meta
- Ray-Ban
- Everyone Hates Elon
- Hyperallergic
- Roberts Projects
- National Gallery of Art
- National Public Housing Museum
- San Francisco Art Institute
- Bennett Prize
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Sicily
- Italy
- Chicago
- Robert Taylor Homes
- San Francisco