Catherine Millet's Imaginary Drawing Museum at Drawing Now

At Drawing Now 2012, artistic director Philippe Piguet invited critic Catherine Millet to curate an imaginary museum of drawings, showcasing the medium's diverse and renewed forms. Millet, editor of artpress, discussed drawing's evolving role in contemporary art, from conceptual works by On Kawara and Bernar Venet to performances by Diogo Pimentão. She emphasized drawing's physical and spatial dimensions, citing artists like Tatiana Trouvé, Marc Desgrandchamps, and Pierre Klossowski, whom she considers the dominant figure of recent decades. The Pompidou Center recently received a major donation from Daniel and Florence Guerlain, underscoring institutional recognition of drawing. Millet's selection included works by Sol LeWitt, Cy Twombly, and Bernard Dufour, reflecting an expanded definition of drawing that encompasses performance, video, and even writing. The interview, conducted by Anaël Pigeat, explored drawing's relationship to the body, abstraction, and photography, with examples from Klaus Rinke, Pierre Weiss, and Bernard Ollier. Drawing Now, held annually in Paris, exclusively focuses on contemporary drawing, alongside other fairs like the Salon du Dessin.