The graphic art collection of the Centre Pompidou is one of the most important ensembles of works on paper from the 20th and 21st centuries in the world. This exceptional collection, remarkable for its richness and diversity, has never before been the subject of an exhibition of such scale. Drawings Without Limits is an opportunity to reveal these invaluable treasures for the first time and to understand how this medium was completely reinvented in the 20th century.
With more than 35,000 drawings, the Centre Pompidou’s graphic art collection is one of the most important in the world. For the first time, over 300 works by 120 artists—including Dubuffet, Basquiat, Delaunay, Kentridge, and many others—reveal at the Grand Palais a constantly reinvented art of drawing.
Many artists have embraced this original and cathartic form of expression to push the boundaries of art. Beyond the sheet or the traditional sketchbook, its scope extends to other supports. Drawing has entered the space of the wall and installation, and opens up to other practices: photographic, cinematic, and digital.
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