Trevor Paglen

Trevor Paglen's work deliberately blurs lines between science, contemporary art, journalism, and other disciplines to construct unfamiliar, yet meticulously researched ways to see and interpret the world around us.


Paglen's visual work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Tate Modern, London; The Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis; The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the 2008 Taipei Biennial; the 2009 Istanbul Biennial; the 2012 Liverpool Biennial, and numerous other solo and group exhibitions. He is the author of five books and numerous articles on subjects including experimental geography, state secrecy, military symbology, photography, and visuality. His most recent book, The Last Pictures is a meditation on the intersections of deep-time, politics, and art. Paglen has received grants and awards from the Smithsonian, Art Matters, Artadia, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the LUMA foundation, the Eyebeam Center for Art and Technology, and the Aperture Foundation. Paglen is a recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship "Genius Grant" (2017).


Courtesy of The Oxbow School.

Articles

Trevor Paglen on Unquestioning Love
Trevor Paglen on Unquestioning Love
Look Inside The New York City AIDS Memorial Auction
Look Inside The New York City AIDS Memorial Auction
Trevor Paglen talks about his new show Bloom
Trevor Paglen talks about his new show Bloom
Behind Some of the World's Largest Artist Grants
Behind Some of the World's Largest Artist Grants
4 Reasons to Collect Trevor Paglen's Surveillance Art
4 Reasons to Collect Trevor Paglen's Surveillance Art
Trevor Paglen on How Machine-Made Images Are Policing Society
Trevor Paglen on How Machine-Made Images Are Policing Society
10 Artists to Watch This January
10 Artists to Watch This January
6 Questions the Art World Must Ask Itself in 2017
6 Questions the Art World Must Ask Itself in 2017
10 of the Best Artworks of Art Basel Miami Beach 2016
10 of the Best Artworks of Art Basel Miami Beach 2016
Hank Willis Thomas on his Artist-Run Super PAC
Hank Willis Thomas on his Artist-Run Super PAC
What Does 2016 Hold for the Art World?
What Does 2016 Hold for the Art World?
How Trevor Paglen's Art Takes on the Government
How Trevor Paglen's Art Takes on the Government
Mari Spirito on the Turkish Art Scene's Obstacles
Mari Spirito on the Turkish Art Scene's Obstacles
10 Artists to Watch This March
10 Artists to Watch This March
Anthony Haden-Guest Tells His War Stories
Anthony Haden-Guest Tells His War Stories
Critic Lucy Lippard on Trading Art for Activism
Critic Lucy Lippard on Trading Art for Activism
10 of the Most Influential MFA Programs
10 of the Most Influential MFA Programs