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Title
Wrapped Vestibule, Project for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1990
Artist
Christo
Bulgaria, United States of America
13 Jun 1935 -
About
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.
Details
Date
1990
Materials used
collage: photograph by Tim Marshall, pencil, charcoal, enamel paint, wax crayon
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm sheet; 36.2 x 28.7 x 3.2 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed and dated u.r., black fibre-tipped pen "Christo 1990".
Credit
John Kaldor Family Collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Location
Not on display
Accession number
L2012.230
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Christo
Wrapped Vestibule, Project for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Exhibition history
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
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 4 publications
Bibliography
Nicholas Baume, From Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Jeff Koons: John Kaldor art projects and collection, Sydney, 1995, 13 (illus.), 83.
Nicholas Baume (Editor), Christo. John Kaldor Art Project, 1990, Sydney, 1990, 100 (colour illus.). cat.no.53
Anthony Bond OAM (Curator), Landmarks, Katoomba, 2017, 9 (colour illus.), 20.
Sophie Forbat, John Kaldor family collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Christo', pg.62-77, Sydney, 2011, 64, 76 (colour illus.).