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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 -
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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
Signature & date
Signed and dated right edge, black fibre-tipped pen "Christo 69".
Credit
John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Location
Not on display
Accession number
L2010.27
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Packed Coast, One Million Square Feet, Project for Australia
Shown in 7 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
Referenced in 7 publications
Bibliography
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
Anthony Bond OAM (Curator), Landmarks, Katoomba, 2017, 20.
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.).
Adam Free, Journey to now: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Adelaide, 2003, 60.
Alexander Tolnay, David Bourdon, Lawrence Alloway and Wolfgang Volz, Christo and Jeanne-Claude: early works 1958-1969, Berlin, 2001.