Trevor Paglen: links
Sources tracing Paglen’s generative project, investigative methods, institutional exhibitions, interviews, collections, and public talks.
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.
PRELUDESArt Blocks identifies PRELUDES as part of its co-branded collaboration program with Pace.
Art Blocks collaborationsInterviews
The Smithsonian preserves a 2020 oral-history interview addressing Paglen’s life and multidisciplinary practice.
Archives of American ArtMusée Magazine republishes an interview in which Paglen discusses his route from sound and moving-image work into photography.
Musée MagazineArt Basel’s interview considers Paglen’s formation and development as an artist.
Art BaselPress and criticism
Artnet News interviews Paglen about alternative realities, surveillance, geography, and technologically mediated power.
Artnet NewsThe Smithsonian’s Eye Level article examines drones, cables, AI imagery, and landscape in advance of Sites Unseen.
Eye LevelMuseums 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 AwardThe Hirshhorn describes The Last Pictures, including its archival disc, one hundred photographs, and placement aboard EchoStar XVI.
HirshhornMoMA records three Paglen works in its collection and lists exhibitions in which they appeared.
MoMAGalleries and exhibitions
Pace’s artist record documents Paglen’s education, exhibitions, public collections, and New York base.
Pace GalleryThe Barbican press release describes From Apple to Anomaly and its engagement with image datasets used to train artificial intelligence.
BarbicanEssays, talks and podcasts
The Smithsonian summarizes Paglen’s lecture on surveillance, hidden infrastructure, satellites, and indistinct images.
Smithsonian lectureVideo
MoMA records Behold These Glorious Times! as a 2017 high-definition video with sound.
MoMA video recordProfiles and archives
Raster aggregates Trevor Paglen's tokenized works across platforms.
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