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HANGI NG &
LIGHTING IN S TA L LATION

SARAH ELSON COLLECTOR OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND FOUNDER
OF LAUNCH PAD – A SERIES OF PRIVATE ART COMMISSIONS DEVELOPED
TO SUPPORT EMERGING ARTISTS
My go-to people for hanging and installing any work of art in my home
is Adi (groupadi.com), which has been around for over 15 years. Many
of the technicians are artists themselves and I will often defer to their
opinions because they have an excellent eye for what works. They are
hugely capable and nothing daunts them.

BRYONY HARRIS ASSISTANT CURATOR AT WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
For many years now we have worked alongside Sam Forster (samforster.
com), made up of an expert team that advises on and makes museum-
quality spaces for exhibitions and installations. We use them for
SARAH MCCRORY DIRECTOR OF THE temporary walls, but if you were to commission a large, complex piece
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR AND THE for your home – for example, a multi-media or sculptural installation
FORMER CURATOR OF FRIEZE PROJECTS – I would recommend their services.
Where possible, I would use Erco lighting
(erco.com). If it’s good enough for the British
Museum…

JAMES KIRKMAN ART DEALER TO LUCIEN FREUD
FOR 20 YEARS, ALONGSIDE JOHN PIPER AND
HENRY MOORE. HE IS ALSO A PAINTER AND HAS
EXHIBITED HIS WORK AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY
TM Lighting (tmlighting.com) has a rare
understanding of lighting, fine art and clients’
needs. The service proves that good lighting
completely transforms and enhances a paint-
ing. Fixtures are discreet and it’s a pleasure to
watch the attention to detail the team pays to
each work of art.
BRYONY HARRIS ASSISTANT CURATOR OF
SPECIAL PROJECTS AT WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
Our first port of call for lighting expertise and
advice is the father-and-son team behind
Lightwaves (lightwaves.co.uk). John and Tom
Johnson have a deep understanding of the
challenges of lighting artworks of all mediums:
from painting, photography and works on
paper, to video, sculpture and installation.
They have a deft ability to lift and effect
perceptions of the pieces they work on,
respecting delicate materials while carefully
maintaining conservation light levels.

I recently discovered The Art Shop & Chapel (artshopandgallery.co.uk)
in Abergavenny, a timeless place that sells quality materials and art
books. It also has the most exquisite gallery upstairs, which hosts up
to eight exhibitions a year; worth a visit if you’re even remotely close by.
R A H RIVE RS A r ti st

NOVEMBER 2015 HOUSEANDGARDEN.CO.UK