Marine Karmitz filmmaker, producer and distributor of films is an intello. Then, when he talks about his exhibition it practice for the first time the Commissioner exercise , it refers first to the history of the art, gaps in the analyses of specialists to the production of the years 1960-1970, when the painter is free of the easel to use words and facilities. But in Strasbourg, at the Museum of Art contemporary and modern where there is "Silences, a discussion of Marin Karmitz", it is question of sensations.
The operation came under the direction of the former boss of the museums of the city of Strasbourg, Fabrice Hergott, and was taken over by its new head, Joëlle Pijaudier. It was therefore proposed to the art amateur Marin Karmitz to express themselves in this field which is not a specialist and has seized this opportunity, seems t - it, with some jubilation. Do not search for his personal collection. The exposed works are loans of various origins. In a staged extremely worked signed Patrick Bouchain, visiting this journey fifteen spaces dedicated to fifteen artists. A maze in the country of silence, the absence, death and nostalgia.

Absences and mysteries
But, contrary to what might seem, the exercise is not sinister. It begins even with a room, personal glance at the career of the curator, signed Annette Messager. It made a colorful plush mobile consisting of large letters forming the word C.I.N.E.M.A. Some are repeated several times as to show a stuttering. The mixture of the plush and the Word can refer to the emotional aspect that embody some films. Then the very serious things begin... Introduction signed Michel Foucault: "for dream, do not close our eyes, to be read. The route is steeped in darkness.
The Polish Tadeusz Kantor (1915-1990) was a theatre director and an artist who has silently but strongly influenced generations who followed him. There is exposed "The dead class", 1989. Benches, desks and wax figures all dressed in grey gowns are sitting for always in the dead class. Is this class or students who died No answer. Then it moves in the dark.
Meanwhile, he y "The forest", a large bronze of Alberto Giacometti in 1950. It is a group of seven women's skinny and hieratic characters over a bust of man. Memory of the artist: "the composition reminded me a corner of the forest seen during my childhood, and whose tree still seemed as characters in their March, and who spoke." Recall of women as of trees, such as shadows. "Silence" of Marin Karmitz are absent and the mysteries.
On a large part of the labyrinthine route are installed parts that form "To speak", a work of Christian Boltanski, 2005. Wooden posts are dressed in a black overcoat. This is sufficient to make the characters. As their head is represented by a lit lamp and they emit sounds. There is one who says: "I am dopey." Another that says "I am an alcoholic" or another which says that it is beautiful. Boltanski aims to translate the question "what is man" more abstractly possible.
Apparently the great Martial Raysse in 1962 is more gay. The leader of the new realism movement has devised a work redolent vacation at the beach in the 1960s. Pinup and buoys plastic on the sand. On a desire to sing: "shells and crustaceans...". "But the jukebox of period remains hopelessly silent...