Vault - Melbourne, Australia
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S 37° 49.565 E 144° 58.065
55H E 321143 N 5811535
The original name of this sculpture is "Vault", but it is popularly known as "The Yellow Peril".
Waymark Code: WMNJHB
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 03/23/2015
Views: 12
It was sculpted by Ron Robertson-Swann in 1978 for the Melbourne City Council.
It is an abstract, minimalist sculpture built of large thick flat polygonal sheets of prefabricated steel painted yellow. It is assembled such that it represents dynamic movement.
The sculpture has always been controversial. It was called "The Thing" and "Steelhenge" until the official name of "Vault" was decided in 1980. It was moved from City Square to Batman Park, and then to its current location at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in 2002.
Title: Vault
Artist: Ron Robertson-Swann
Media (materials) used: Prefabricated steel sheets painted yellow.
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Outside the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Date of creation or placement: 1978
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