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Title
Packed Coast, One Million Square Feet, Project for Australia
1969
Artist
Christo
Bulgaria, United States of America
13 Jun 1935 - 31 May 2020
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About
This is the model for the inaugural Kaldor Public Art Project, 'Wrapped Coast, One Million Square Feet, Little Bay, Sydney, Australia' 1968-69.
Details
Date
1969
Materials used
scale model: fabric, rope, twine, staples, cardboard, wood, plaster, paint, pencil, Perspex
Dimensions
15.0 x 122.0 x 82.0 cm weight 23kg
Signature & date
Signed and dated right edge, black fibre-tipped pen "Christo 69".
Credit
John Kaldor Family Collection
Location
Not on display
Accession number
L2010.27
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Christo
Packed Coast, One Million Square Feet, Project for Australia
Shown in 8 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Christo. John Kaldor Art Project, 1990:
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth 02 Mar 1990–14 Apr 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
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: early works 1958-1969, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, 08 Sep 2001–04 Nov 2001
Journey to now: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 18 Apr 2003–06 Jul 2003
40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Oct 2009–14 Feb 2010
John Kaldor Family Collection Artist Rooms #1 - Christo:
- Gosford Regional Gallery & Arts Centre, Gosford 01 Feb 2013–01 Apr 2013
- Glasshouse Regional Gallery, New South Wales 04 Jul 2013–25 Aug 2013
- Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Booragul 13 Sep 2013–01 Dec 2013
- Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre & Liverpool Regional Museum, Casula 09 Dec 2013–26 Jan 2014
Landmarks:
- Blue Mountains City Art Gallery, Katoomba 21 Jan 2017–19 Mar 2017
- Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth 09 Jun 2017–13 Aug 2017
- Murray Art Museum Albury, Albury 29 Sep 2017–26 Nov 2017
Making art public: 50 years of Kaldor Public Art Projects, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 06 Sep 2019–16 Feb 2020
Referenced in 7 publications
Bibliography
Sophie Forbat, John Kaldor family collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Christo', pg.62-77, Sydney, 2011, 64, 73 (colour illus.).
Sophie Forbat (Editor), 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects, Sydney, 2009, 62 (colour illus.).
Anthony Bond OAM (Curator), Landmarks, Katoomba, 2017, 20.
Alexander Tolnay, David Bourdon, Lawrence Alloway and Wolfgang Volz, Christo and Jeanne-Claude: early works 1958-1969, Berlin, 2001.
Nicholas Baume, From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Sydney, 1995, 82.
Nicholas Baume (Editor), Christo. John Kaldor Art Project, 1990, Sydney, 1990, 138 (colour illus.). cat.no.81
Adam Free, Journey to now: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Adelaide, 2003, 60.