Kaldor Public Art Project 24: Michael Landy 2011

'Acts of Kindness'

23 September – 23 October 2011

Installation in lower Martin Place, Sydney, and across 200 CBD sites

For the 24th Kaldor Public Art Project in partnership with Art & About, celebrated UK artist Michael Landy created a major new work, 'Acts of Kindness', for Sydney. 'Acts of Kindness' explored the meaning of kindness in today’s fast-paced world, focusing on the simple everyday gestures of compassion and generosity that occur throughout the city streets and often go unnoticed. Stories of kindness were collected from people across Sydney to form the basis for Landy’s ambitious new artwork. Landy created a 13-metre installation in lower Martin Place, mapping the Sydney CBD and indicating where the 200 stories of kindness were placed throughout the city streets.