Some remarks about the history of the concept of the tableau from early C18 to the present. The basic claim is that right form the start it was a concept that implied a particular relation to the beholder, that is, to issues of theatricality and anti-theatricality. And that those issues are alive to this moment in photography and video.
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Michael Fried: About the Tableau
cool forehead…guess what fried we want to see your FACE!!!!