Making Art Public: Kaldor Public Art Projects, 1969–2019 Artists / Gordon Bennett Emily Kame Kngwarreye

Emily Kame Kngwarreye

It can also be a strategy

face and body are accessible and easy to make

has spent her life outdoors working on small and large scales – from kitchen gardens to commercial farms

Making Art Public: Kaldor Public Art Projects, 1969–2019 Artists / Gordon Bennett Emily Kame KngwarreyeIn 1969, at the invitation of John Kaldor, New Yorkbased artists Christo and Jeanne Claude created the largest single artwork that had ever been made. Shrouding one million square feet of Little Bay with fabric and rope, Wrapped Coast was a groundbreaking piece of public art that propelled Sydney into the international art scene and left an indelible mark on Australian culture. On the fiftieth anniversary of Wrapped Coast, Kaldor Public Art Projects,