Trevor Paglen / Lauren Cornell, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Omar Kholeif.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paglen, Trevor, artist, interviewee.

Bryan-Wilson, Julia, author.

Kholeif, Omar, author.

Contributor:

Cornell, Lauren, interviewer.

Series:

Contemporary artists

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paglen, Trevor--Catalogs.

Paglen, Trevor.

Paglen, Trevor--Interviews.

Art, Modern--21st century.

Art, Modern.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Interviews.

Physical Description:

158 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Phaidon Press, 2018.

Summary:

The first complete monograph on an artist whose work investigates surveillance and government secrecy in the digital age. Trevor Paglen's art gives visual geography to hidden forces, relentlessly pursuing what he calls the 'unseeable and undocumentable' in contemporary society. Blending photography, installation, investigative journalism, and science, Paglen explores the clandestine activity of government and intelligence agencies, using high-grade equipment to document their movements and reveal their hidden inner workings. This book presents over three decades of Paglen's groundbreaking work, making visible the structures and technologies that impact our lives.

Contents:

Interview. Lauren Cornell in conversation with Trevor Paglen

Survey. Trevor Paglen at the limit / Julia Bryan-Wilson

Focus. Autonomy cube / Omar Kholeif

Artist's choice. An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language (extract), 1668 / John Wilkins ; Encrypted emails ; Classified TLEs ; Stellar wind report ; Telephone bills from CIA rendition flight

Artist's writings. Frontier photography (2009) ; Interview with Nato Thompson (extract) (2012) ; Machine eyes (2014)

Chronology

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 157).

ISBN:

0714873446

9780714873442

OCLC:

1007079875