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Trevor Paglen: Unhuman

Past exhibition
Feb 10 - Apr 2, 2011
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Overview
Trevor Paglen Unhuman, 2011 Installation view
Trevor Paglen
Unhuman, 2011
Installation view

Altman Siegel Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new work by Trevor Paglen. This will be Paglen’s second exhibition with the gallery and will feature an entirely new body of work. 

 

For Unhuman, Paglen extends his earlier work on secrecy, distance, and epistemology to include questions about vision, geography, time, and a troubled history of photography. “I think of photography as the history and practice of ‘seeing’ with machines,” Paglen explains. “With some of these newer works, I’m trying to understand what the implications of machine-seeing are for both how we perceive the world and actively intervene in it.” 

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Installation Views
  • Trevor Paglen Unhuman, 2011 Installation view
    Trevor Paglen
    Unhuman, 2011
    Installation view
  • Trevor Paglen Unhuman, 2011 Installation view
    Trevor Paglen
    Unhuman, 2011
    Installation view
  • Trevor Paglen They Watch the Moon, 2010 C-print 36 x 48 in 91.44 x 121.92 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    They Watch the Moon, 2010
    C-print
    36 x 48 in

    91.44 x 121.92 cm

  • Trevor Paglen Dead Military Satellite (DMSP 5D-F11) Near the Disk of the Moon, 2010 C-print 24 x 36 in 60.96 x 91.44 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    Dead Military Satellite (DMSP 5D-F11) Near the Disk of the Moon, 2010
    C-print
    24 x 36 in

    60.96 x 91.44 cm

  • Trevor Paglen PAN (Unknown; USA-207), 2010 C-print 60 x 48 in 152.4 x 121.92 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    PAN (Unknown; USA-207), 2010
    C-print
    60 x 48 in

    152.4 x 121.92 cm

  • Trevor Paglen Unhuman, 2011 Installation view
    Trevor Paglen
    Unhuman, 2011
    Installation view
  • Trevor Paglen The Fence (Lake Kickapoo, Texas), 2010 C-print 50 x 40 in 127 x 101.6 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    The Fence (Lake Kickapoo, Texas), 2010
    C-print
    50 x 40 in

    127 x 101.6 cm

  • Trevor Paglen Unhuman, 2011 Installation view
    Trevor Paglen
    Unhuman, 2011
    Installation view
  • Trevor Paglen Artifacts (Anasazi Cliff Dwellings, Canyon de Chelly) (detail), 2010 C-print 50 x 40 in 127 x 101.6 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    Artifacts (Anasazi Cliff Dwellings, Canyon de Chelly) (detail), 2010
    C-print
    50 x 40 in

    127 x 101.6 cm

  • Trevor Paglen Artifacts (Spacecraft in Perpetual Geosynchronous Orbit, 35,786 km Above Equator) (detail), 2010 C-print 50 x 40 in 127 x 101.6 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    Artifacts (Spacecraft in Perpetual Geosynchronous Orbit, 35,786 km Above Equator) (detail), 2010
    C-print
    50 x 40 in

    127 x 101.6 cm

  • Trevor Paglen Unhuman, 2011 Installation view
    Trevor Paglen
    Unhuman, 2011
    Installation view
  • Trevor Paglen Drone Vision, 2010 Single-channel SD video, no sound 5 minutes 20 seconds
    Trevor Paglen
    Drone Vision, 2010
    Single-channel SD video, no sound
    5 minutes 20 seconds
  • Trevor Paglen Unhuman, 2011 Installation view
    Trevor Paglen
    Unhuman, 2011
    Installation view
  • Trevor Paglen Untitled (Predators; Indian Springs, NV), 2010 C-print 60 x 48 in 152.4 x 121.92 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    Untitled (Predators; Indian Springs, NV), 2010
    C-print
    60 x 48 in

    152.4 x 121.92 cm

  • Trevor Paglen Untitled (Predators; Indian Springs, NV) (detail), 2010 C-print 60 x 48 in 152.4 x 121.92 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    Untitled (Predators; Indian Springs, NV) (detail), 2010
    C-print
    60 x 48 in

    152.4 x 121.92 cm

  • Trevor Paglen Unhuman, 2011 Installation view
    Trevor Paglen
    Unhuman, 2011
    Installation view
  • Trevor Paglen Time study (Predator; Indian Springs, NV), 2010 Eight gold toned albumen prints 5 x 7 in each 12.7 x 17.78 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    Time study (Predator; Indian Springs, NV), 2010
    Eight gold toned albumen prints
    5 x 7 in each

    12.7 x 17.78 cm 

  • Trevor Paglen Time study (Predator; Indian Springs, NV) (detail), 2010 Eight gold toned albumen prints 5 x 7 in each 12.7 x 17.78 cm each

    Trevor Paglen
    Time study (Predator; Indian Springs, NV) (detail), 2010
    Eight gold toned albumen prints
    5 x 7 in each

    12.7 x 17.78 cm each


  • Trevor Paglen Untitled (Reaper Drone), 2010 C-print 48 x 60 in 121.92 x 152.4 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    Untitled (Reaper Drone), 2010
    C-print
    48 x 60 in

    121.92 x 152.4 cm

  • Trevor Paglen Untitled (Reaper Drone), 2010 C-print 48 x 60 in 121.92 x 152.4 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    Untitled (Reaper Drone), 2010
    C-print
    48 x 60 in

    121.92 x 152.4 cm

  • Trevor Paglen Unhuman, 2011 Installation view
    Trevor Paglen
    Unhuman, 2011
    Installation view
  • Trevor Paglen Reaper Drone (Indian Springs, NV Distance ~ 2 miles), 2010 C-print 30 x 36 in 76.2 x 91.44 cm

    Trevor Paglen
    Reaper Drone (Indian Springs, NV Distance ~ 2 miles), 2010
    C-print
    30 x 36 in

    76.2 x 91.44 cm

     
Press
  • Trevor Paglen: Seeing anew

    San Francisco Chronicle, Mar 12, 2011
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  • The unseen enemy

    San Francisco Bay Guardian, Mar 2, 2011
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  • THE FENCE by Tom Vanderbilt

    21st Century Blog, Mar 2, 2011
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  • Seeing is Believing: An Interview with Trevor Paglen

    Daily Serving, Feb 24, 2011
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  • Unhuman: Trevor Paglen at Altman Siegel

    KQED Arts, Feb 21, 2011
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  • Unhuman Trevor Paglen

    Art Practical, Feb 10, 2011
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  • Trevor Paglen

    Artforum, Feb 10, 2011
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