Stand and Build
a design + build studio
Alexander Calder at Lévy Gorvy Dayan NYC
Completed: 2018
Location: New York, NY
Project Type: museum-grade custom pedestals, organic curved platform fabrication, seamless roll-painted finish, fine art display, transit packing & logistics
For the presentation of modernist master Alexander Calder at Lévy Gorvy on the Upper East Side, Stand and Build engineered and fabricated a suite of custom museum-grade display plinths and exhibition platforms. Designed to support Calder’s dynamic wire stabiles and balanced standing mobiles, the fabrications provided a neutral, minimalist foundation that accommodated the unique spatial weight and kinetic balance of the sculptures.
Fabricated in our Long Island City workshop, the project included both monolithic rectilinear pedestals and a low-profile, organically contoured curvilinear floor platform. Our shop constructed internal structural ribs to ensure complete rigidity and eliminate floor deflection, finished with seamless edge transitions. Our team executed a specialized, seamless roll-painted application, establishing an uninterrupted white plane that elevated the contrasting forms and primary hues of the artwork.
Stand and Build managed complete shop pre-assembly and protective packing at our Queens studio, outfitting every piece with 1/4-inch polyethylene foam, heavy-duty cardboard corner guards, and commercial stretch wrap. Our team then coordinated direct delivery to Lévy Gorvy for installation.