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Es Devlin’s Rotating ‘Library of Us’ Anchors Miami Art Week on Faena Beach

Opening behavior tests the work’s goal of shared reading.

Overview

  • The 50ft triangular bookshelf slowly revolves in a reflecting pool on Faena Beach once every ten minutes and is open to the public through December 7.
  • Visitors read at a two-ring circular table, with the inner ring rotating alongside the sculpture to create shifting face-to-face pairings.
  • An LED band streams book passages as Devlin’s recorded voice reads excerpts from 250 titles, creating a timed, multisensory reading environment.
  • Commissioned for Faena Art’s tenth Miami Art Week program, the project anchors a three-part presentation with related works in the Faena Cathedral and Project Room, and includes Meta Ray‑Ban glasses for EnglishSpanish translation.
  • All 2,500 books—sourced with Penguin Random House and Strand Books—are slated for donation to Miami schools, libraries, and community groups, with organizers saying banned titles are excluded.