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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
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
- Murray Art Museum Albury, Albury 29 Sep 2017–26 Nov 2017
Referenced in 4 publications
Bibliography
Sophie Forbat, John Kaldor family collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Christo', pg.62-77, Sydney, 2011, 64, 76 (colour illus.).
Anthony Bond OAM (Curator), Landmarks, Katoomba, 2017, 9 (colour illus.), 20.
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