Trevor Paglen: Impossible Objects
Altman Siegel is pleased to present Impossible Objects, Trevor Paglen's fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Presenting new sculptures, photographs and works on paper, Impossible Objects offers multiple takes on the history of spaceflight, from the utopian visions of late 19th Century Russian "Cosmists," to present-day military and surveillance apparatuses. In his investigation of the role images play in structuring geography and power, Paglen draws attention to our surrounding landscape, offering a reconsideration of our fraught relationship to the environment and technology.
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
View from Earth, 2017
Charcoal and acrylic on paper
14 3/4 x 12 in
37.5 x 30.5 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
EVOLVED ENHANCED CRYSTAL in Cygnus (Electro-Optical Reconnaissance Satellite; USA 245), 2017
Silver gelatin LE print
60 3/4 x 48 3/4 in
154.3 x 123.8 cm -
Trevor Paglen
INTRUDER 6A in Sagittarius (Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite; USA 173), 2017
Silver gelatin LE print
49 1/8 x 61 1/8 in
124.8 x 155.3 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
NROL-76 in Scorpio (Unknown Purpose – Possible Satellite Interceptor; USA 276), 2017
Silver gelatin LE print
49 1/8 x 61 1/8 in
124.8 x 155.3 cm -
Trevor Paglen
AQUACADE/RHYOLITE 3 in Libra (Signals Intelligence; OPS 4258), 2017
Silver gelatin LE print
60 3/4 x 48 3/4 in
154.3 x 123.8 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Unknown Object near Corona Borealis, 2017
Dye sublimation print, white semi-matte
60 3/4 x 48 3/4 in
154.3 x 123.8 cm -
Trevor Paglen
INTRUDER 12A in Vulpecula (Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite; USA 274), 2017
Dye sublimation print, White Semi-Matte
60 3/4 x 48 in
154.3 x 121.9 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Orbital Reflector (Scale Model), 2018
Mylar, aluminum, solar panels and tape
1200 x 60 in
3048 x 152.4 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Orbital Reflector (Scale Model), 2018
Mylar, aluminum, solar panels and tape
1200 x 60 in
3048 x 152.4 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Aerospace Engineering for Aerospace Engineering’s Sake, 2014
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in
37.5 x 37.5 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Echo-Type Test Frame Concept, 2013
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 12 in
37.5 x 30.5 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Reflective Structure in Orbit, 2015
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 12 1/4 in
37.5 x 31.1 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Nonfunctional Satellite Concept, 2012
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 11 1/4 in
37.5 x 28.6 cm -
Trevor Paglen
“The Kite” Concept, 2012
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 13 in
37.5 x 33 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Hopeless Diamond, 2016
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 17 1/4 in
37.5 x 43.8 cm -
Trevor PaglenStudy For Sphere Construction, 2013Graphite on paper14 3/4 x 12 1/2 in
37.5 x 31.8 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor PaglenINTRUDER 5A in Cygnus (Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite; USA 160), 2017Dye sublimation print49 1/8 x 61 1/8 in
124.8 x 155.3 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Triangle, 2018
Steel and lacquer
12 x 14 1/4 x 3 in
30.5 x 36.2 x 7.6 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Triangle, 2018
Steel and lacquer
12 x 14 1/4 x 3 in
30.5 x 36.2 x 7.6 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Circular Reflector, 2018
Stainless steel, polished
15 x 15 x 15 in
37 x 37 x 37 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Circular Reflector, 2018
Stainless steel, polished
15 x 15 x 15 in
37 x 37 x 37 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Ring (Möbius Variation), 2018
Fiberglass, lacquered
32 x 4 x 32 in
80 x 10 x 80 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Ring (Möbius Variation), 2018
Fiberglass, lacquered
32 x 4 x 32 in
80 x 10 x 80 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Diamond Reflector, 2018
Steel, lacquered
85 x 7 x 7 1/2 in
217 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Evolved Shuttlecock, 2018
Stainless steel, polished
14 x 5 x 14 in
35 x 13 x 35 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Evolved Shuttlecock, 2018
Stainless steel, polished
14 x 5 x 14 in
35 x 13 x 35 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Echo-Style Canister Deployment and Inflation Sequence, 2013
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 13 in
37.5 x 33 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Discus Picosat Concept (A), 2012
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 11 1/2 in
37.5 x 29.2 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Shuttlecock Picosat Concept, 2013
Graphite on paper
12 x 14 3/4 in
30.5 x 37.5 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Evolved Shuttlecock Concept, 2013
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
19 1/2 x 14 3/4 in
49.5 x 37.5 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Debris-Sat Concept, 2015
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 11 1/4 in
37.5 x 28.6 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Orbital Reflector Component Concept, 2017
Graphite on paper
14 3/4 x 20 3/4 in
37.5 x 52.7 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Orbital Reflector, 2017
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
14 3/4 x 17 1/4 in
37.5 x 43.8 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Diamond-Sat Concept, 2016
Graphite on paper
12 x 14 3/4 in
30.5 x 37.5 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Impossible Objects, 2018
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Trevor Paglen
Prototype for a Nonfunctional Satellite (Design 4; Build 6), 2014
Mylar, plastic and tape
59 3/4 x 52 1/4 in
151.8 x 132.7 cm -
Trevor Paglen
Prototype for a Nonfunctional Satellite (Design 4; Build 6) (detail), 2014
Mylar, plastic and tape
59 3/4 x 52 1/4 in
151.8 x 132.7 cm