Alexandre Singh's Talking Objects Critique Art World at Palais de Tokyo

Alexandre Singh's first solo exhibition in France, 'La Critique de l’école des objets' (The Critique of the School of Objects), was held at Palais de Tokyo in Paris from April 22 to June 19, 2011. The exhibition features everyday objects placed on pedestals like sculptures, but they come to life with witty dialogues, inspired by Molière's 'Critique de l’école des femmes'. The objects debate an exhibition they haven't all seen, creating a mise en abyme where the discussed exhibition is the one viewers are experiencing. Characters include two 1980s cassette players (Osmin Moïse and Lucien de Samosate), a chrome toaster (Despina Hall), a bleach bottle (Sergueï Skoffavitch), and an assistant (Penny Léger). Their names reference opera and philosophy. The work offers a satirical portrait of the art world as a mirror of society.