I learned the craft of art installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art under Technical Services Manager James Kenion, an unsung pioneer in modern museum display techniques. My title was “Art Preparator”, and our team was tasked with the safe preparation, handling, and installing of paintings, prints, sculptures, textiles, pottery, and more. Working closely with legendary curators on everything from ancient Chinese porcelain to African tribal masks, from Faberge eggs to Daumier drawings, from Rembrandts to Rothkos, Pollocks to Picassos, Dalis to Diebenkorns, some pieces today worth tens of millions of dollars, we were entrusted to install them all beautifully and securely.
After leaving the art museum I did extensive work in home carpentry and remodeling. Ultimately, it was the strange combination of two skills–art installation and understanding home construction–that led me years ago to start a business focusing on one thing: expertly hanging art in private homes.
Cottages, mansions, studios, penthouses–I’ve now worked in about 3,500 L.A.-area homes arranging or hanging well over 100,000 pieces. But I never forget that each home and each piece of art (or family photo, or diploma, or framed sports jersey, or gold record, or wall sculpture) is unique. I stay on top of new techniques and hardware, as well as interior design trends, so you can be confident that the methods and mindset I use when installing are the very best for your home and your treasures.