Author Description

Between the Frames: The Forum (1983-93) is the result of <br>Muntadas's interest in understanding why the intermediaries <br>between the artist, the artwork and the public gained so much <br>power in the 1980s. The installation comprises eight sections, <br>each corresponding to an intermediary - dealers, collectors, <br>galleries, museums, docents, critics, media and artists - arranged <br>in a circular structure that evokes the form of a Panopticon. By <br>means of a critical essay and an interview with Muntadas, Anne <br>Benichou, the editor of this publication, reveals how the artist's <br>working process is more archaeological than documentary in its <br>approach. The emphasis is not so much on what is said or on <br>who says it, but on allowing the public to use this space to <br>construct their own narratives."