Title Wall Design Images
Title Wall Design Images
Painting a Large Field of Cases in a Tight Space
Hello Everyone, Have you ever had to paint just a massive field of peds or cases? Do it all the time you say? Yeah it happens and here’s a picture of it. This is more of a Preparator Culture type of article, but I mention just a few things here. You’ll notice the 2″ blue tape at the top of the baseboard (a routed 1/4″ channel, 4.5″ up). In 2014 we started converting a...[Read More]
Testing AWS upload to S3 – AQ resize not working?
This is the copy for this fake post. This is a test, only eat of the emergency broadcast system, this is only a test, BeeeeeP.
One Way to Display an Exhibit Catalog without Bolting it Down
It’s always nice to display the exhibit catalog if it’s available. It helps further contextualize the works and helps promote a product available in the store. Usually we use four pan head screws on the back cover to bolt down our catalogs (or catalogue whichever you prefer) to an angled wall ped. Recently it was simply not possible to display this way for our Al Farrow exhibit. Longer...[Read More]
Cy Twombly’s Very Large TREATISE ON THE VEIL Being Installed in Time-Lapse
The time-lapse format is always fun, but I think we can gain insight as well. If you have an installation for an artists and you can prepare yourself by looking at a time-lapse of the or a typical piece from that artists, well I think you’ll feel a bit more confident and prepared. You can pause and look at how many people are on the lift up, what tools do you see in the room, how much time...[Read More]
Founding of Industrial Scale Fabrication of Art, Donald Lippincott was a True Pioneer
Large Scale: Lippincott Inc. by Jonathan Lippincott Before Lippincott, Inc. was founded in 1966, artists had no natural industrial partner and no capacity to produce sculpture on an industrial scale. They had to fabricate their own pieces, working alone or perhaps with assistants or students, or turn to manufacturers with no experience producing artworks. Sculpture was typically modest in scale, d...[Read More]
Mrs. de Menil Installing Art in 1973, One Way of Doing It
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One Prototyping Form for an Art Museum Interactive and its Result
I thought I’d take a moment to share the tool we used to develop two interactives in our galleries. The attached document was used by four groups of (three people per group) and the result was shared the entire group plus a few upper management staff. We whittled the ideas down to two (InSight and Arts and Letters) and then installed them in the gallery. Unfortunately I don’t have the ...[Read More]
Andy Goldsworth’s BURNT PATCH time-lapse installation at the San Jose Museum of Art
If you’re a fan of Andy Goldsworthy you will love this video. Notice how the install crew has to work their way out of the space and at the very last second has to drop the final sticks from the ledge. Enjoy[vimeo id=”143917234″ align=”center” mode=”lazyload-lightbox” autoplay=”no” parameters=”https://vimeo.com/user36073429/andrew golds...[Read More]
How to Hang a Consistent Centerline with an Uneven Floor, Lasers of Course!
It doesn’t matter how new your building is, the floor will be uneven from one side of the room to the other. Those of us who work with historic homes or building really understand this issue. Instead of measuring up form the floor for each and every piece we hang, we first set up our tripod and mount our laser level. First we make the level itself label using a small torpedo level and we let...[Read More]
How to Print Labels in the Field with No Wi-fi and Just an iPhone or iPad
These directions will let you wirelessly print four images to a page of Avery 5168 WITHOUT the use of wi-fi or cords. This was necessary when we went on a four-day trip to pack an entire offsite location on a remote hillside that had no wi-fi whatsoever. Here’s what you’ll need: HP Envy 4500 – online it’s not 100% clear that this printer can indeed print without a wi-fi sig...[Read More]
Roger Murray Discussing Helmet Mount – 2015 International Mountmakers Forum in London
This is a nice video regarding the difficulty and solutions involved in making a mount strong enough to hold up a helmet, but simple and gentle enough to support its delicate liner at the same time. Many nice tips and tricks are included throughout the video. If you can’t watch with sound, I’ve included the transcript below. Enjoy. TRANSCRIPT: So next up, our speaker gives us an idea...[Read More]