Sol LeWitt: Recollections of a great artist and a wonderful friend. A talk by John Kaldor AO

Sol LeWitt: Recollections of a great artist and a wonderful friend. A talk by John Kaldor AO

  • 30 Jul 2026
  • 05:00pm - 06:00pm
  • FREE
  • RMIT Green Brain, Lvl 7, Storey Hall | Building 16, 336 Swanston St, Melbourne
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Join us for a lecture by esteemed art collector and founder of Kaldor Public Art Projects, John Kaldor AO, as he discusses his recollections of artist Sol LeWitt.

In partnership with The Concentric Influences of Sol LeWitt project, RMIT Gallery is delighted to present Sol LeWitt: Recollections of a great artist and a wonderful friend. A talk by John Kaldor AO. 

John first met Sol in the early 1970s when he started to collect his work.

In 1977, John invited Sol to Australia to exhibit two wall drawings; one at the Art Gallery of NSW and one at the National Gallery of Victoria; for Kaldor Public Art Project 6.

They remained life-long friends and collaborators and two more projects followed, Project 11 in 1998 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney and then posthumously Project 37 in 2022 at the Art Gallery of NSW.

In this lecture, John will reflect on Sol's practice and contributions to contemporary art. 

This event is held as part of The Concentric Influences of Sol LeWitt: Foundations, Pivots and Place suite of public programs. 

John KaldorImage (above): John Kaldor at Asad Raza’s, Absorption, 2019, Carriageworks, Sydney. Photo by Pedro Greig.

John Kaldor AO is a dedicated collector, patron and supporter of contemporary art.

He has been collecting and commissioning art since the early 1960s, and since 1969 has shared his love of art with the Australian public through his series of art projects.

Kaldor has brought the most innovative and groundbreaking art to Australia for 50 years through what is now the not-for-profit organisation Kaldor Public Art Projects, listed since 2004 on the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Register.

He was selected as commissioner for the Australian Pavilion at the 51st Venice Biennale in 2005, and again for the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007.

Kaldor was a founding member of the board of the Power Institute of Contemporary Art, a trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, and is currently on the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He continues to extend his contribution to public art and education as Director of Kaldor Public Art Projects. 

Sol LeWitt, 'Lines to points on a grid. On yellow: Lines from the center of the wall. On red: Lines from four sides. On blue: Lines from four corners. On black: Lines from four sides, four corners and the center of the wall', March-April 1977, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Kaldor Public Art Project 6. Sol LeWitt, 'Lines to points on a grid. On yellow: Lines from the center of the wall. On red: Lines from four sides. On blue: Lines from four corners. On black: Lines from four sides, four corners and the center of the wall', March-April 1977, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Kaldor Public Art Project 6. Image courtesy National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

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