AB[500] · Artist bibliography

Trevor Paglen: links

Sources tracing Paglen’s generative project, investigative methods, institutional exhibitions, interviews, collections, and public talks.

15 sources · last updated 2026-07-11

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

The official collection record documents PRELUDES as 250 unique artworks released through Art Blocks and Pace on April 5, 2023.

PRELUDES ↗ collection · 2023

Art Blocks identifies PRELUDES as part of its co-branded collaboration program with Pace.

Art Blocks collaborations ↗ collection · 2023

Interviews

The Smithsonian preserves a 2020 oral-history interview addressing Paglen’s life and multidisciplinary practice.

Archives of American Art ↗ interview · 2020

Musée Magazine republishes an interview in which Paglen discusses his route from sound and moving-image work into photography.

Musée Magazine ↗ interview · 2020

Art Basel’s interview considers Paglen’s formation and development as an artist.

Art Basel ↗ interview · profile

Press and criticism

Artnet News interviews Paglen about alternative realities, surveillance, geography, and technologically mediated power.

Artnet News ↗ criticism · 2018

The Smithsonian’s Eye Level article examines drones, cables, AI imagery, and landscape in advance of Sites Unseen.

Eye Level ↗ criticism · 2018

Museums and institutions

The Guggenheim identifies Paglen as the recipient of the 2026 LG Guggenheim Award and summarizes his investigations of digitally invisible systems.

LG Guggenheim Award ↗ award · 2026

The Hirshhorn describes The Last Pictures, including its archival disc, one hundred photographs, and placement aboard EchoStar XVI.

Hirshhorn ↗ institution · 2012

MoMA records three Paglen works in its collection and lists exhibitions in which they appeared.

MoMA ↗ collection · ongoing

Galleries and exhibitions

Pace’s artist record documents Paglen’s education, exhibitions, public collections, and New York base.

Pace Gallery ↗ profile · ongoing

The Barbican press release describes From Apple to Anomaly and its engagement with image datasets used to train artificial intelligence.

Barbican ↗ exhibition · 2019

Essays, talks and podcasts

The Smithsonian summarizes Paglen’s lecture on surveillance, hidden infrastructure, satellites, and indistinct images.

Smithsonian lecture ↗ talk · 2015

Video

MoMA records Behold These Glorious Times! as a 2017 high-definition video with sound.

MoMA video record ↗ video · 2017

Profiles and archives

Raster aggregates Trevor Paglen's tokenized works across platforms.

Raster ↗ profile · ongoing