For over 40 years Kaldor Public Art Projects has created groundbreaking projects with international artists in public spaces, changing the landscape of contemporary art in Australia with projects that resonate around the world.

Project 1, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Wrapped Coast, was an unprecedented initiative and the projects since have continued in this pioneering tradition, from Gilbert & George, Nam June Paik, Richard Long and Sol LeWitt in the 1970s, to Jeff Koons’s giant flower Puppy in the 90s, and more recent projects with celebrated contemporary artists such as Ugo Rondinone, Urs Fischer, Bill Viola, Gregor Schneider, Martin Boyce and Tatzu Nishi.

Since 2004 Kaldor Public Art Projects has been listed on the register of charitable organisations, recognising our not-for-profit status, which has enabled us to expand our program of art projects each year. In 2010, Project 20 was created by Stephen Vitiello, transforming the historic Brickworks at Sydney Park with the sound, colour and texture of the Kimberley; we collaborate with Melbourne Festival and ACMI to present Bill Viola’s immersive video installation Fire Woman and Tristan’s Ascension in Melbourne; and Project 22, a new performance by Spanish artist Santiago Sierra, will be created in Brisbane. In 2011, we collaborate with Sydney Festival and the Australian Museum to realise John Baldessari’s extraordinary new work Your Name in Lights.

In addition to the series of art projects, Kaldor Public Art Projects also contributes to the development of Australia’s cultural life through innovative education programs for primary, secondary and tertiary schools, as well as programs for the public.

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PROJECTS SINCE 1969


1. Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 1969
2. Harald Szeemann, 1971
3. Gilbert & George, 1973
4. Miralda, 1973
5. Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik, 1976
6. Sol LeWitt, 1977
7. Richard Long, 1977
8. An Australian Accent, 1984
9. Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 1990
10. Jeff Koons, 1995
11. Sol LeWitt, 1998
12. Vanessa Beecroft, 1999
13. Ugo Rondinone, 2003
14. Barry McGee, 2004
15. Urs Fischer, 2007
16. Gregor Schneider, 2007
17. Bill Viola, 2008
18. Martin Boyce, 2008
19. Tatzu Nishi, 2009
20. Stephen Vitiello, 2010
21. Santiago Sierra, 2010
22. Bill Viola, 2010
23. John Baldessari, 2011

IMAGE GALLERY

1. Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 1969 - Workers on the rocks and cliffs completing ‘Wrapped Coast– One Million Square Feet, Little Bay, Sydney, Australia’ (Photo: Harry Shunk)2. Harald Szeemann, 1971 - Tim Johnson, Harold Szeemann, Mike Parr, Peter Kennedy and Tony Coleing (from left) in the courtyard of Bonython Gallery (Photo: Brian Adams)3. Gilbert & George, 1973 - ‘The Singing Sculpture’ at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Photo: Douglas Thompson)4. Miralda, 1973 - Coloured bread installed at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Photo: Douglas Thompson)
5. Charlotte Moorman and Nam Jun Paik, 1976 - Charlotte Moorman performs Sky kiss 1968, composition by Jim McWilliams above the Sydney Opera House forecourt (Photo: Kerry Dundas)6. Sol LeWitt, 1977 - View of Lines to points on a grid, installed at the National Gallery of Victoria.7. Richard Long, 1977 - ‘Stone Line’ 1977 was created in the gallery entrance of the Art Gallery of New South Wales from blue metal stone sourced by the artist from the Parramatta quarry (Photo: Kerry Dundas)8. An Australian Accent, 1984 - View of Australian Accent at P.S.1 in New York, showing work (left to right) by Mike Parr, Ken Unsworth and Imants Tillers (Photo: Andrew Moore)
9. Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 1990 - ‘Wrapped Vestibule’, installed at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Photo: Wolfgang Volz)10. Jeff Koons, 1995 - From paw to ear tip Jeff Koons’ ‘Puppy’ stood 12.4 metres high, the steel frame supporting 55 tonnes of soli and 60 000 living plants (Photo: Eric Sierins)11. Sol LeWitt, 1998 - Wall Drawing #824 1997 (left), Wall Drawing #825 1997 (centre) and Wall Drawing #870 1997 (right) installed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (Photo: Paul Green)
12. Vanessa Beecroft, 1999 - Documentation of Vanessa Beecroft’s performance VB40 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (Photo: Cameron Bloom)13. Ugo Rondinone, 2003 - ‘Our magic hour’, installed on the roof of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. The work has since found a new home within the Melbourne skyline – above Naomi Milgrom Kaldor’s office building in Melbourne (Photo: Nick Bowers)14. Barry McGee, 2004 - View of Barry McGee’s ‘The stars were aligned…’ at the Metropolitan Meat Market in Melbourne. (Photo: Garry Sommerfield)15. Urs Fischer, 2007 - View of the central courtyard of the old convict prison where visitors first encountered Urs Fischer’s Cockatoo Island installation (Photo: Jenny Hare)
16 - Gregor Schneider, 2007 - On Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach, Schneider created a grid of wire-mesh cells. Transparent from the outside, once inside they functioned as a maze (Photo: Gregor Schneider)17. Bill Viola, 2008 - ‘Fire Woman’, part of the series The Tristan Project, was installed in St Saviour’s Church in Sydney, 2008. A resonating soundtrack engulfed the darkened space, lit only by the video projection. (Photo: Kira Perov)18. Martin Boyce, 2008 - ‘We are shipwrecked and landlocked’. Boyce chose the 19th-century Old Melbourne Gaol for his installation. (Photo: Adam Free)19. Tatzu Nishi, 2009 - Detail of ‘War and peace and in between’, site-specific installation at the Art Gallery of New South Wales 2009-2010.
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