Evan Moffitt

1 week ago | observer.co.uk | Evan Moffitt

As Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown intensifies, some of his closest allies in the private sector stand to profit from ICE raids. The US government is holding more than 48,000 people in immigration detention, with Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, saying he intends to double that figure. Facilities run by ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) are already well beyond capacity.

2 weeks ago | freitag.de | Evan Moffitt

Der US-amerikanische Künstler David Salle hat einige seiner früheren Gemälde mit Hilfe von Künstlicher Intelligenz weiterentwickelt. Warum hat er keine Angst, durch sie ersetzt zu werden? Von The Guardian Wenn Sie diesen Artikel lesen, ist er wahrscheinlich schon von einer künstlichen Intelligenz (KI) gescannt worden. Fragt man diese nach dem Künstler David Salle, könnte sie für ihre Antwort auch einige der Wörter aus diesem Text neu zusammensetzen.

2 weeks ago | observer.co.uk | Evan Moffitt

A board game re-enactment of the US Capitol riots is a twisted form of catharsis for disaffected liberals I am scaling the outer wall of the US Capitol building with a lit cigar in my mouth. If that isn’t enough swagger for you, I’m painted quicksilver from head to toe – a bit like those human statues who pose for tips in Leicester Square. At my back are battalions of freedom fighters hellbent on getting their country back, which is to say, stringing up vice-president Mike Pence by the neck.

1 month ago | apollo-magazine.com | Evan Moffitt

Architecture is in crisis. Construction is responsible for nearly 40 per cent of global carbon emissions, but architects can hardly afford to stop designing buildings. The curatorial team for the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, led by Carlo Ratti, invited architects and designers to propose solutions to this problem in an open call; more than 280 projects by 750 participants made the final cut for this year’s show, titled ‘Intelligens. Artificial. Natural.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Evan Moffitt

The Admiral Duncan is empty when Jeremy Atherton Lin arrives to meet me, save for a few meandering flies. In the final pages of his bestselling book, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out, Lin visits the old Soho boozer in London with his husband, where they encounter a “despondent” scene: spilled beer, backed-up toilets and a wasted drag queen. Even so, they are charmed by an older couple across the bar and wonder if they’ll be lucky enough to end up like them.