Title
Running Fence, Project for Sonoma and Marin Counties, State of California
1974
Artist
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Details
- Date
- 1974
- Media category
- Collage
- Materials used
- collage: fabric, staples, cardboard, brown paper, pencil, charcoal, crayon, ballpoint pen
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 71.5 cm board; 56.5 x 72.3 x 5.3 cm perspex box
- Credit
- John Kaldor Family Collection
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- L2011.29
- Copyright
- © Christo
- Artist information
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About
Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California 1972-76
For two weeks in September 1976, 'Running Fence' traversed the hilly countryside of Sonoma and Marin Counties, northern California, descending to the Pacific Ocean at Bodega Bay.
The culmination of 42 months of collaborative efforts, ‘Running Fence’ was 39.5 kilometres long, 5.5 metres high, and used 200,000 square metres of heavy white nylon fabric strung between 2050 steel poles by 350,000 hooks. The fence became an endless ribbon of light in an otherwise desolate landscape; the sun’s shifting position giving the fence a luminous quality and the wind at times creating an eerie sound in the billowing fabric.
'Running Fence' was designed to be viewed by following 64 kilometres of public roads. The fence weaved through 59 private ranches, 14 roads and one town, leaving passage for cars and livestock.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 4 exhibitions
Christo. John Kaldor Art Project, 1990, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 02 Mar 1990–14 Apr 1990
Christo. John Kaldor Art Project, 1990, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 Sep 1990–25 Nov 1990
From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia, 12 Dec 1995–17 Mar 1996
Journey to now: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 18 Apr 2003–06 Jul 2003
John Kaldor Family Collection Artist Rooms #1 - Christo, Gosford Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Gosford, 01 Feb 2013–01 Apr 2013
John Kaldor Family Collection Artist Rooms #1 - Christo, Glasshouse Regional Gallery, New South Wales, 04 Jul 2013–25 Aug 2013
John Kaldor Family Collection Artist Rooms #1 - Christo, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Booragul, 13 Sep 2013–01 Dec 2013
John Kaldor Family Collection Artist Rooms #1 - Christo, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre & Liverpool Regional Museum, Casula, 09 Dec 2013–26 Jan 2014
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Bibliography
Referenced in 4 publications
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Nicholas Baume, From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Sydney, 1995, 32 (illus.), 83.
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Nicholas Baume (Editor), Christo. John Kaldor Art Project, 1990, Sydney, 1990, 153 (colour illus.). cat.no.89
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Sophie Forbat, John Kaldor family collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Christo', pg.62-77, Sydney, 2011, 65, 72 (colour illus.).
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Adam Free, Journey to now: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Adelaide, 2003, 60.
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