Ecritures silencieuses at Espace culturel Louis Vuitton, Paris

The exhibition 'Ecritures silencieuses' at Espace culturel Louis Vuitton in Paris, curated by Hervé Mikaeloff, runs from March 27 to August 23, 2009. Despite a seemingly weak concept, the show proves convincing and invigorating. It centers on undeciphered Rongo Rongo tablets from Easter Island (17th–19th centuries), now at the Vatican Museums, paired with a wall installation by Lawrence Weiner. The exhibition explores themes of imprint, trace, sign, and writing, creating improbable yet successful juxtapositions such as works by Joseph Kosuth and Tracey Emin, or graffiti artist Sun 7 with Claude Closky's Alphabet. Ni Haifeng's wall of books sits between pieces by Giuseppe Penone and Kosuth. Barbara Kruger's projections suffer from insufficient darkness in the rotunda. The show alternates cerebral and sensory propositions, demonstrating their fluidity.