βThe rise of AI is the next industrial revolution,β Gloria Caulfield, a real estate executive, told recent graduates of arts, humanities, and communication at the University of Central Florida. The response? A chorus of boos. Caulfield turned to the organizers: βWhat happened?β she asked. She looked back at the young people in the audience: βOk, Iβve struck a chord, may I finish?β And she continued: βOnly a few years ago, AI wasnβt a factor in our lives,β she added. And then they applauded, and Caulfield smiled with relief. The video of her bewilderment went viral.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, will face Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford in a battle to hold onto his seat in November, setting up what is considered one of the most competitive governor's races in the country.
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Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Sunday said Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte is βnot qualifiedβ to permanently serve as Director of National Intelligence pointing to his lack of experience in the realm of national security.Β βHe's not qualified for the long-term position, that's been clear on this. He has no national security...
Known for his collaborative photography projects like Invisible Jumpers, Joseph Ford is interested in perception and intervention. His ongoing series, Impossible Street Art, invites artists such as Antonyo Marest, Alex Senna, and MadC to imagine their work in monumental landscapes via a bit of sleight of hand. The artists create trompe-lβΕil interventions on Fordβs photographs, which he then documents on an easel in front of that same place to give a sense of what these huge paintings or installations would feel like in situ.
βThese new works mostly explore infrastructure in the form of huge concrete constructionsβnuclear power plants, dams, fossil fuel power stations,β Ford says. The locations are often connected to the industries and network of energy production, such as hydropower systems, or logistical configurations related to highways and ports.
Alex Senna, Luzzone Dam, Switzerland
For example, the nuclear power station βpaintedβ by Skirl is situated in a sprawling nature preserve on Englandβs east coast, adjacent to the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape, and a new plant is currently under construction despite much local opposition.
βThese locations are physically in the public domain and dominate their surroundings through their huge scale, but often have restricted access. They are imposed on usβit is impossible not to see themβbut it is impossible to engage with them, use them, or sometimes even approach them.β By superimposing street art on otherwise inaccessible sites, Ford and the participating artists address these looming constructions and the nature of energy production as βa way of reclaiming and engaging with them,β he says.
See Fordβs work this month at The Other Art Fair in Chicago, which runs from April 9 to 12. Find more on Instagram.
Skirl, Sizewell Nuclear Power Plant, U.K.Sen2, Willington Power Plant, Derbyshire, U.K.RH Doaz, Jersey Turnpike, New JerseyGuy Denning, Luzzone, SwitzerlandMadC, Luzzone Dam, SwitzerlandChris RWK, New JerseyJoe Iurato, Morris Canal Basin, New Jersey