Trevor Paglen Biography
Trevor Paglen was born in 1974 in Camp Springs, Maryland. Trained as a geographer and photographer, Paglen makes the invisible visible by documenting the American surveillance state of the 21st century. From his vantage points at various public locations, he photographs distant military facilities, capturing extreme telephoto images of stealth drones. Turning his vision to the night sky, he traces the paths of information-gathering satellites.
In his series of Mylar satellites, Paglen applies advanced engineering to the creation of non-functional objects, stripping technology of its intended purpose and hoping to launch his own time capsule of photographs into geostationary orbit. Tracing the ways in which the convergence of aesthetics, industrial design, and politics influence how we see and understand the world, he shows us images of the American West, originally photographed for military use and now considered examples of classic photography. In images that go beyond straightforward journalistic documentation, Paglen gives voice to shifting ideas of the landscape of the American West, humankind’s place in the cosmos, and the surveillance state.
Trevor Paglen received a BA from the University of California at Berkeley, an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a PhD in Geography from the University of California at Berkeley. He has had residencies at Artpace and MIT, and his honors include a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship; Aperture West Prize; SFMoMA SECA Award; Art Matters Grant; and an Artadia Grant.
His work has appeared in major exhibitions at the Cartagena Biennial; Center for Art Design and Visual Culture, Baltimore; Van Abbemuseum; Protocinema, Istanbul; Creative Time; Liverpool Biennial; Guangzhou Triennial; Secession, Vienna; Kunsthall Oslo; Kunsthalle Giessen; FotoFest Biennial; Istanbul Biennial; Havana Biennial; Berkeley Art Museum; Taipei Biennial; and the California College of Arts and Crafts. Trevor Paglen lives and works in New York.
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Trevor Paglen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Literary, Photography and Futurism. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Trevor Paglen generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Krista Kim, Lorna Simpson and Shirin Neshat. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Trevor Paglen for an upcoming event.
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How do I book Trevor Paglen to speak at my event?
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What topics does Trevor Paglen speak about?
Trevor Paglen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Literary, Photography, Futurism, Technology, Art, Security & Defense and Artificial Intelligence. -
Where does Trevor Paglen travel from?
Trevor Paglen generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Trevor Paglen?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Trevor Paglen for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Trevor Paglen for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Trevor Paglen or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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