LEARNING RESOURCES

Kaldor Public Art Projects is committed to providing opportunities for students and teachers to engage with groundbreaking contemporary art.

Learning resources are available for each of our projects, from 1969 to the present, spanning artforms and themes such as Aboriginal culture and language, artistic collaboration, audience participation, site-specific installation, performance art and video.

Browse the full range of free learning resources below, or customise your search by project, by resource type or by theme.

FUTURE CURATORS

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Talia Smith on her intuitive process, and how she is inspired by strong women of colour in the international art world.

FUTURE CURATORS

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Micheal Do on curating across different contexts, and why he doesn’t like to fully define his role.

FUTURE CURATORS

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James Gatt on conversations with artists, and why curating is about being invisible.

FUTURE CURATORS

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Emily Sullivan introduces the Kaldor Public Art Projects archive, and what it means to bring the archive to new audiences online.

PROJECT 35: Making Art Public

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Agatha Gothe-Snape discusses the process of creating the new performance work, Lion’s Honey, in celebration of Kaldor Public Art Projects’ 50th anniversary.

PROJECT 35: Making Art Public

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Celebrating 50 Years of Kaldor Public Art Projects

PROJECT 35: Making Art Public

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Behind the landmark exhibition Making Art Public: 50 Years of Kaldor Public Art Projects, 2019, at the Art Gallery of NSW.

PROJECT 35: Making Art Public

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Michael Landy on bringing together the landmark exhibition Making Art Public: 50 Years of Kaldor Public Art Projects, 2019, at the Art Gallery of NSW.

PROJECT 35: Making Art Public

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Coast, 50 years

PROJECT 34: ASAD RAZA

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Introduction to Asad Raza’s Absorption, 2019

PROJECT 33: ANRI SALA

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Introduction to Anri Sala’s The Last Resort, 2017

PROJECT 33: ANRI SALA

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Anri Sala, The Last Resort, 2017

Episode 1: The Enlightenment

PROJECT 33: ANRI SALA

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Anri Sala, The Last Resort, 2017

Episode 2: The site

PROJECT 33: ANRI SALA

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Anri Sala, The Last Resort, 2017

Episode 3: The drums

PROJECT 33: ANRI SALA

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Anri Sala, The Last Resort, 2017

Episode 4: Experiencing the work

PROJECT 33: ANRI SALA

INTERACTIVE

Experience Anri Sala’s The Last Resort in a 360-degree video, produced in partnership with the NSW Department of Education.

PROJECT 32: JONATHAN JONES

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Jonathan Jones’ barrangal dyara (skin and bones) at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, 2016

Episode 1: Gadigal Land

PROJECT 32: JONATHAN JONES

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Jonathan Jones’ barrangal dyara (skin and bones) at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, 2016

Episode 2: The Garden Palace and the Fire

PROJECT 32: JONATHAN JONES

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Jonathan Jones’ barrangal dyara (skin and bones) at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, 2016

Episode 5: Language

PROJECT 32: JONATHAN JONES

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Jonathan Jones’ barrangal dyara (skin and bones) at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, 2016

Episode 4: Shields

PROJECT 32: JONATHAN JONES

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Jonathan Jones’ barrangal dyara (skin and bones) at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, 2016

Episode 3: Grasslands

PROJECT 30: MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ

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Marina Abramović, In Residence at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, Sydney, 2015

Episode 1

PROJECT 30: MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ

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Marina Abramović Rice Counting Exercise, with animated drawings by Arianna Vairo, produced by Marina Abramović Institute

PROJECT 30: MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ

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Marina Abramović, In Residence at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, Sydney, 2015

Episode 3

PROJECT 30: MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ

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Marina Abramović, In Residence at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, Sydney, 2015

Episode 2

PROJECT 28: ROMAN ONDAK

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Roman Ondak’s Measuring the Universe, Swap and Terrace, Parramatta Town Hall, 2014

PROJECT 27: 13 ROOMS

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Introduction to Kaldor Public Art Project 27: 13 Rooms at Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay, Sydney, 2013

PROJECT 27: 13 ROOMS

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13 Rooms at Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay, Sydney, 2013

Episode 4

PROJECT 27: 13 ROOMS

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13 Rooms at Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay, Sydney, 2013

Episode 3

PROJECT 27: 13 ROOMS

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13 Rooms at Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay, Sydney, 2013

Episode 2

PROJECT 27: 13 ROOMS

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13 Rooms at Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay, Sydney, 2013

Episode 1

PROJECT 26: ALLORA & CALZADILLA

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Allora & Calzadilla, Stop, Repair, Prepare: Variations on ‘Ode to Joy’ for a Prepared Piano at the State Library of Victoria, 2012

Episode 3

PROJECT 26: ALLORA & CALZADILLA

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Allora & Calzadilla, Stop, Repair, Prepare: Variations on ‘Ode to Joy’ for a Prepared Piano at the State Library of Victoria, 2012

Episode 1

PROJECT 26: ALLORA & CALZADILLA

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Allora & Calzadilla, Stop, Repair, Prepare: Variations on ‘Ode to Joy’ for a Prepared Piano at the State Library of Victoria, 2012

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PROJECT 25: THOMAS DEMAND

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Thomas Demand’s The Dailies, 2012

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PROJECT 25: THOMAS DEMAND

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Thomas Demand’s The Dailies, 2012

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PROJECT 25: THOMAS DEMAND

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Thomas Demand’s The Dailies, 2012

Episode 2

PROJECT 24: MICHAEL LANDY

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The making of Michael Landy’s Acts of Kindness, 2011

PROJECT 24: MICHAEL LANDY

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Michael Landy’s Acts of Kindness, 2011

Episode 1

PROJECT 24: MICHAEL LANDY

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Michael Landy’s Acts of Kindness, 2011

Episode 2

PROJECT 24: MICHAEL LANDY

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Michael Landy introduces Acts of Kindness, in partnership with Art & About Sydney, 2011

PROJECT 23: JOHN BALDESSARI

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John Baldessari in conversation with Caroline Baum, Sydney Opera House, 2011

PROJECT 22: SANTIAGO SIERRA

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Time-lapse video of Santiago Sierra’s 7 forms measuring 600 x 60 x 60 cm constructed to be held horizontal to a wall, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, 2010

PROJECT 21: BILL VIOLA

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Interview with Bill Viola, ABC Television, 2010

PROJECT 20: STEPHEN VITIELLO

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Interview with Stephen Vitiello, ABC Television, 2010

PROJECT 19: TATZU NISHI

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Documentation of Tatzu Nishi’s War and peace and in between outside the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, 2009 (silent footage)

PROJECT 16: GREGOR SCHNEIDER

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Gregor Schneider, Basement Cellar House, 1985–2012

PROJECT 15: URS FISCHER

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Documentation of Urs Fischer’s installation on Cockatoo Island, Sydney, 2007

PROJECT 14: BARRY McGEE

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Barry McGee’s The stars were aligned… at the Metropolitan Meat Market, Melbourne, ABC Television, 2004

PROJECT 13: UGO RONDINONE

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Ugo Rondinone, Clockwork for Oracles, Art Gallery of NSW, 2011

PROJECT 12: VANESSA BEECROFT

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Video documentation of Vanessa Beecroft’s VB40 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 1999

PROJECT 10: JEFF KOONS

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Interview with Jeff Koons, ABC Television, 1995

PROJECT 10: JEFF KOONS

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Looking back on Puppy, interview with Jeff Koons, 2011

PROJECT 06: SOL LEWITT

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Installation of Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #337, 1971, and Wall Drawing #338, 1971, at the Art Gallery of NSW in 2011

PROJECT 03: GILBERT & GEORGE

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Gilbert & George in conversation
with Virginia Trioli, 2010

Part 3

PROJECT 03: GILBERT & GEORGE

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Gilbert & George in conversation
with Virginia Trioli, 2010

Part 4

PROJECT 03: GILBERT & GEORGE

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Gilbert & George in conversation
with Virginia Trioli, 2010

Part 1

PROJECT 03: GILBERT & GEORGE

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Gilbert & George in conversation
with Virginia Trioli, 2010

Part 2

PROJECT 01: CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE

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Wrapped Coast, One Million Square Feet, 1977
Produced by Michael Blackwood

PROJECT 01: CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE

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Interview with Christo, 2011