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An image of Wrapped Vestibule, Project for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney by Christo

Christo

(Bulgaria, United States of America 13 Jun 1935– )

Title
Wrapped Vestibule, Project for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Year
1990
Media category
Collage
Materials used
collage: photograph by Tim Marshall, pencil, charcoal, enamel paint, wax crayon
Dimensions

35.5 x 28.0cm sheet; 36.2 x 28.7 x 3.2cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated u.r., black felt tip pen "Christo 1990".
Credit
John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Accession number
L2012.230
Copyright
© Christo
Location
Not on display
Further information

This collage documents a second Kaldor Public Art Project with Christo in which the Art Gallery of New South Wales' entire entrance vestibule was covered and bound in white drop-cloth and rope.

Bibliography (3)

Wayne Tunnicliffe (New Zealand; Australia) (Editor), John Kaldor Family Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2011, 64, 76 (colour illus.).

Nicholas Baume (Australia) (Author), Museum of Contemporary Art (Australia, estab. 1989), From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor Art Projects and Collection, 1995, 13 (illus.), 83.

Nicholas Baume (Australia) (Editor), Christo. John Kaldor Art Project, 1990, Sydney, 1990, 100 (colour illus.). cat.no.53

Exhibition history (2)

From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor Art Projects and Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, 12 Dec 1995–17 Mar 1996.

John Kaldor Family Collection Artist Rooms #1 - Christo, Gosford Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, 01 Feb 2013–01 Apr 2013.