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Trevor Paglen: From the Archives of Peter Merlin, Aviation Archaeologist - (Paperback)
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- Commemorative coins, patches, mugs and other ephemera from the shadowy world of US military aviation and aerospaceIn From the Archives of Peter Merlin, Aviation Archaeologist, multidisciplinary artist Trevor Paglen (born 1974) collaborates with Peter Merlin, a former NASA archivist, on this new artist's book featuring a photographic inventory of objects from the aerospace historian's archive of research culled from military bases such as Area 51.
- 156 Pages
- Photography, Individual Photographers
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Commemorative coins, patches, mugs and other ephemera from the shadowy world of US military aviation and aerospace
In From the Archives of Peter Merlin, Aviation Archaeologist, multidisciplinary artist Trevor Paglen (born 1974) collaborates with Peter Merlin, a former NASA archivist, on this new artist's book featuring a photographic inventory of objects from the aerospace historian's archive of research culled from military bases such as Area 51.
Featuring images of challenge coins, patches and commemorative mugs from within these bases, as well as debris recovered from the surrounding crash sites, the book presents both a social and technological investigation into the US government's secret aviation history from the atomic age to today's drone wreckage. The symbols and texts featured on these objects that celebrate covert missions range in character from goofy to sinister, though their actual meaning may never be fully explained to the public. In addition to photographic images, the book includes an essay by Paglen as well as in-depth captions of the archive's inventory, offering context for this history and addressing the present-day ramifications of these military advancements across the realms of communication, surveillance and warfare.Review Quotes
[Merlin's collection] offer[s] rare insight into the shadowy machinations of the state, the violence and surveillance committed in our name.-- "Paris Review"
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 7.0 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 156
Genre: Photography
Sub-Genre: Individual Photographers
Publisher: Primary Information
Theme: Monographs
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Street Date: May 21, 2019
TCIN: 82951680
UPC: 9781732098626
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-6785
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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