Kaldor Public Art Project: Thomas Demand

For the 38th Kaldor Public Art Project, John Kaldor has invited German artist Thomas Demand to create an extraordinary exhibition space in the Art Gallery of NSW’ Naala Badu building, specifically designed to display the John Kaldor Family Collection in a whole new light.

The collaborative relationship between John Kaldor and Thomas Demand goes back to 2012, when they presented a ground-breaking public art installation at the Commercial Travellers’ Association in Sydney’s Martin Place.

Demand, known for his photographs, has developed an interest in architecture and exhibition design. For this project, he focuses on the Kaldor Collection and the Art Gallery’s SANAA-designed building, informed by his visits to the architecture firm’s studio in Tokyo. His spatial design transforms the gallery into a labyrinth of floating, coloured planes and pavilions, offering a new experience of the gallery space and its art.

The exhibition features key selections from the Kaldor Collection, including works by world-renowned German artists Bernd Becher and Hilla Becher, Andreas Gursky, Gregor Schneider, Thomas Struth and Thomas Demand himself, as well as international artists such as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Gilbert and George, Sol LeWitt and Robert Rauschenberg.
 
Public Program:

• Saturday, 30 August 2025 at 12pm: In conversation: John Kaldor and Nicholas Baume. Duration 45 minutes, free entry, no registration.
• Saturday, 30 August 2025 at 2pm: In conversation: Thomas Demand and Maud Page. Duration 45 minutes, free entry with registration.
• Wednesday, 03 September 2025 at 6pm: Donna West Brett (Chair of Art History, University of Sydney), free entry, no registration.
• Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at 6pm: Tracey Moffatt (Australian Artist), free entry, no registration.

Please check the AGNSW website for further details and to confirm times and dates.

This project is proudly supported by the Goethe-Institut. A public program will be developed in close collaboration with Kaldor Public Art Project and the Art Gallery of NSW; it will be announced closer to the exhibition date.