Trevor Paglen

At the DeYoung, San Francisco, ‘Uncanny Valley’ deftly examines the consequences of our capitulation to AI

From Palantir to Microsoft to Google, the new resistance arises from labour itself

In further news: ImageNet removes 600,000 images after art project reveals AI racial bias; Olafur Eliasson appointed UN ambassador

The results, which veer from the weird to the outright racist, draw attention to the bias of machine learning

In further news: Daniel Buren painting slashed at Paris’s Centre Pompidou; Ai Weiwei protests Haus der Kunst’s layoffs

Outer space is not an open field for experimentation and development but a medium for the circulation of information

In further news: Paris museums close after Gilets Jaunes protests; Candice Breitz demands release of aid worker

A 20-artist group show at MAXXI Gallery, Rome, draws lines between surrealism, computer simulation and new forms of algorithmic intelligence

Beyond the ‘forcefield of righteousness’ that occludes some political work, ‘Artes Mundi 8’ manages a complicated and rewarding show

The Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism is on a mission to support artists who engage with investigative reporting

Hank Willis Thomas’s For Freedoms platform hopes to foster civic engagement with the ‘largest creative collaboration in US history’

Artist Trevor Paglen’s plan to launch a sculpture into orbit has drawn criticism from certain astronomers, but are they missing the point?

The central thrust of the exhibition positions Sicily as the fulcrum of geopolitical conflicts over migration, trade, security and surveillance

What is the future of our photos in an age when images – and the machine-readable data they contain – no longer belong to us? 

In further news: arts institutions cut ties with architect Richard Meier after harassment claims; Shenzhen Biennale removes curator Gary Xu Gang

Miranda July curates interfaith charity shop; Trevor Paglen wants to launch world’s first space sculpture; Rashid Rana quits Lahore Biennale

Two recent conferences at MIT and the New Museum reveal the benefits, and pratfalls, of art and science collaborations

From Beethoven's lesbianism to the precarious foundations of political philosophy: what to read this weekend

Choose a single object of special significance from your working or living environment: models of USS Jimmy Carter

Dominique Lévy Gallery is set to expand as Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun arts complex suffers a partial collapse