Curator insights - Anthony Bond
Anthony Bond, Art Gallery of NSW assistant director and head of international art, shares his insights into the contemporary collection.
All photographs © AGNSW unless otherwise stated
All works © the artist or the artist's estate unless otherwise stated
© Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2013
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Anselm Kiefer
Von den Verlorenen gerührt, die der Glaube nicht trug, erwachen die Trommeln im Fluss 2004
oil, emulsion, acrylic and sand on canvas with concrete staircase, 420.0 x 560.0cm
Purchased with funds provided by Geoff and Vicki Ainsworth and Catriona and Simon Mordant 2006 -
630
Sol LeWitt
Wall drawing #338: Two part drawing. The wall is divided vertically into two parts. Each part is divided horizontally and vertically into four equal parts. 1st part: Lines in four directions, one direction in each quarter. 2nd part: Lines in four directions, superimposed progressively. 1971
coloured pencil, dimensions variable
Gift of the John Kaldor Family Collection 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program. -
631
Sol LeWitt
Pyramid 2005
painted wood, 121.9 x 121.9 x 121.9cm
John Kaldor Family Collection -
632
Jannis Kounellis
Untitled 1984/87 1987
steel, wood, plaster, cloth, gas burner, paint, soot marks, 201.0 x 1093.0 x 19.5cm overall
Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 1988 -
633
Christo
Packed Coast, One Million Square Feet, Project for Australia 1969
scale model: fabric, rope, twine, staples, cardboard, wood, plaster, paint, pencil, perspex, 15.0 x 122.0 x 82.0cm
John Kaldor Family Collection -
634
Doris Salcedo
Atrabiliarios 1992-1997
timber, gyproc, cow bladder, shoes and surgical thread, installation dimensions variable according to wall size
Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 1997 -
636
Donald Judd
Untitled 1975
Douglas Fir plywood in six units, 6 units: 30.5 x 61.0 x 35.5cm each; 30.5 x 518.5 x 35.5cm installed
Gift of the John Kaldor Family Collection 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program -
637
Carl Andre
Steel-copper plain 1969
steel and copper, 36 units: 1.0 x 30.5 x 30.5cm each; 1.0 x 183.5 x 183.5cm overall installed
John Kaldor Family Collection -
638
Ugo Rondinone
what do you want? 2002
wood, mirror, plaster, speakers, sound, 429.0 x 650.0 x 5.0cm overall
Gift of the John Kaldor Family Collection 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program -
643
Frank Stella
Untitled 1965
synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 160.0 x 320.5 x 7.7cm
John Kaldor Family Collection
