Making art public

Making Art Public: Kaldor Public Art Projects, 1969-2019 is published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Kaldor Public Art Projects and accompanies an exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Drawing on the extensive Kaldor Public Art Projects Archive, this comprehensive publication reveals never before seen material to chart the trajectory of each of the thirty-five projects from inception to realisation. Making Art Public shows the reader the many elements involved in bringing complex public art projects to life, from artist's drawings and sketches, to research documentation, plans and correspondence. Making Art Public features a collection of essays by leading Australian and international writers: Nicholas Baume, Director and Chief Curator of Public Art Fund, New York; Nicholas Chambers, Curator of Modern and Contemporary International Art, Art Gallery of New South Wales; Rebecca Coates, Director, Shepparton Art Museum, Victoria, Australia; Ross Gibson, Centenary Professor for Creative and Cultural Research, University of Canberra; Ross Harley, Dean, UNSW Art & Design, Sydney; Emily Sullivan, Curator, Kaldor Public Art Projects; and Australian author D