Bertrand Lavier has become known for his “repainted objects” and his “superimpositions”—sculptures made with manufactured objects or appliances in which the artist’s intervention is simple and direct: covering an object with a thick coat of paint (the same color or colors as the object itself), or placing one object on top of another without altering the ready-made form of either in any way. Taking advantage of one of France’s largest exhibition spaces outside of Paris, Lavier recently put together a show—which he called “Exposition personnelle” (Personal exhibition)—featuring several radically