Viewing Imi Knoebel’s 250.000 Zeichnungen (250,000 Drawings)

Imi Knoebel's 250.000 Zeichnungen (250,000 Drawings, 1968–75) consists of 6 custom-built, double-doored cabinets containing 912 boxes. These hold 250,000 graphite drawings executed between 1968 and 1975, each consisting of juxtapositions of 2 straight lines on letter-sized paper. When exhibited, the cabinets are displayed closed, as if in storage, however the artist has allowed that anyone who wishes to see the drawings need only ask. For this event, a selection of drawings from the 912 boxes will be made available for visitors to view following a brief introduction by Donna De Salvo, Dia’s senior adjunct curator, special projects.