AudioAudio by
Trevor Paglen (American, born 1974)American, born 1974
CultureAmerican
Titles
- NSA-Tapped Fiber Optic Cable Landing Site, New York City, New York, United States
Date2015
Place depictedNew York, New York, United States
Medium.A, Chromogenic print
.B, Mixed media on paper navigational chart
DimensionsSheet (A,B) print and map): 48 × 60 in. (121.9 × 152.4 cm)
Frame (A,B) Frame): 49 1/8 × 61 × 2 in. (124.8 × 154.9 × 5.1 cm)
Frame (A,B) Frame): 49 1/8 × 61 × 2 in. (124.8 × 154.9 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by The Francis L. Lederer Foundation, courtesy of Sharon Lederer; and Clare A. Glassell
Object number2016.28.A,.B
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Illegible signature in ink on verso back label
A, B) Printed labels on verso:
METRO PICTURES / 519 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 / Trevor Paglen / NSA-Tapped Fiber Optic Cable Landing Site, / New York City, New York, United States, 2015 / c-print and mixed media on navigational chart / 48 x 60 inches (c-print image) / 121.9 x 152.4 cm / 49 1/8 x 61 1/8 inches (c-print frame) / 124.8 x 155.3 cm / 48 x 58 1/2 inches (map image) / 121.9 x 148.6 cm / unique / (MP#TP-103) Part 1 of 2 (A) Part 2 of 2 (B)
A) METRO PICTURES / 519 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 / (signature)
METRO PICTURES / 519 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 / Trevor Paglen / NSA-Tapped Fiber Optic Cable Landing Site, / New York City, New York, United States, 2015 / c-print and mixed media on navigational chart / 48 x 60 inches (c-print image) / 121.9 x 152.4 cm / 49 1/8 x 61 1/8 inches (c-print frame) / 124.8 x 155.3 cm / 48 x 58 1/2 inches (map image) / 121.9 x 148.6 cm / unique / (MP#TP-103) Part 1 of 2 (A) Part 2 of 2 (B)
A) METRO PICTURES / 519 WEST 24TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10011 / (signature)
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