Trevor Paglen makes the invisible visible, documenting evidence of the American surveillance state of the 21st century. Concerned with the politics of perception, Paglen investigates the development of machines that see and the historical relationship between photography and military technology.
Art21 Spring Gala
Honoring artists Charles Gaines and Paul Pfeiffer, with a special tribute to Agnes Gund
Tuesday, April 14
New York City
Full segments from "Realms of the Real"
Playlists
Leonardo Drew in "Investigation"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Eddie Martinez's Risky Business
New York Close Up
New York Close Up
Pentimento in Paper
Extended Play
Extended Play
Anicka Yi in "Bodies of Knowledge"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Failure
Extended Play
Extended Play
Gabriel Orozco in "Loss & Desire"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Combatting Boredom
This playlist aims to highlight artists who never quite settle, pushing their work into new undiscovered territories.
by Nathan AsplundMarch 13, 2026 6 videos • 1:02:44 total runtime
