Telling the Wrapped Coast Story
Art historians have viewed Wrapped Coast as groundbreaking. But how was it viewed by the media and art critics in the year it was created?
Sydney Morning Herald
Newspapers, free speech and activism in Sydney since 1969
John Kaldor's first public art project was Wrapped Coast Little Bay in 1969. In this piece, I reflect on the social context of those times.
№ 14 in Public Land is Our Land
Humpty's not so charitable return revisited
SMH's published but later removed a story about charity fundraising focussing on the Humpty Dumpty Foundation. I explain why I have republished the story.
№ 1 in Winning on Welfare Street
An auction on Welfare Street
How developers keen for quick returns moved in on affordable housing on Welfare Street in Western Sydney. Part One: The auction and the media.
№ 8 in Packer’s Sydney Casino
Packer Wins A PR Coup
If James Packer urging Sydneysiders to back his casino plan is 'news', then that's news to Wendy Bacon. She asked senior journalists at the SMH what they thought of Packer's journalistic debut.