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Between the Frames, Chapter 5: The Docents

Antonio Muntadas

1991 00:13:00 United StatesEnglishColorMono4:3Video
Tags:
Interview, Visual Art, Independently Produced Interviews

Description

Between the Frames is a series that offers a glimpse into contemporary history that is already past, a portrait of personalities and opinions shaping what and how art reaches a public forum.

Although it appears sequentially as Chapter 5 in the series, The Docents was the first episode completed for this project. In this installment, museum tour guides share their views on contemporary art as well as gallery goers who may not “get” the art on exhibit. While the docents’ comments play on the soundtrack, Mundatas alternates between images of Los Angeles express-ways and still frames of interactions between visitors and guides.

This title is also available in the complete collection Between the Frames

Antoni Muntadas was born in Barcelona in 1942, and has lived in New York since 1971. His work addresses social, political and communications issues, and the relationship between public and private space within social frameworks, as well as channels of information and the ways they may be used to censor central information or promulgate ideas. He works on projects in different media such as photography, video, publications, Internet and multi-media installations. Since 1995, Muntadas has grouped together a set of works and projects titled On Translation emphasizing issues of interpretation, transcription and cultural translation. Their content, dimensions and materials are variable, and focus on the author’s personal experience and artistic activity in numerous countries over forty years.

Also see:
Antoni Muntadas: Video Portrait