Trevor Paglen Around the Web Fall 2024

Trevor Paglen

Trevor Paglen is an artist whose work spans image-making, sculpture, investigative journalism, writing, engineering, and numerous other disciplines.

—At e-flux in Brooklyn, New York, Trevor presented a lecture-performance titled “You’ve Just Been Fcked by PSYOPS: UFOs, Magic, Mind Control, Electronic Warfare, and the Future of Media,” followed by a conversation with artist Joshua Citarella. The event coincided with Trevor's essay “Society of the Psyop,” being published in three parts this fall in e-flux Journal. Read more about the event here!

—Trevor's video Doty (2023) had its West Coast debut at Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco, California! The debut was presented in conjunction with CARDINALS, a new body of work marking Trevor Paglen's fifth solo exhibition with Altman Siegel. Read more about the screening here!

—Trevor's artwork was featured in a multi-media exhibition curated by Nadim Samma, featuring works from 38 international artists. The group show was spotlighted in Hypebeast. Read more about the exhibition here!

—Trevor visited Colgate University to speak on the intersection of government surveillance and art for his lecture “You’ve Just Been F*cked by Psyops: How Mind Control, UFOs, Magic, and Electronic Warfare Explain the Future of AI and Media.” Read the Colgate Maroon-News's recap of the lecture here!

—Featured in the Hurley Gallery's new photography exhibition, Trevor's pieve “They Took the Faces from the Accused and the Dead … (#00638_1_F)” was spotlighted in the Daily Princetonian. Read the article here!

—Trevor's artwork was included in Digital Art: 1960s – Now, a compliation of digital art engaging with contemporary discourses on artificial intelligence, computer animation, simulation and cybernetics. Read more about the book here!