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A celebration of bronze on a scale never attempted before

Bronze brought together some of the world’s finest bronzes from the past 5,000 years, in the first cross-cultural exhibition celebrating the diversity of works in this unique medium.

The exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London featured over 150 bronzes from Asia, Africa and Europe, from major institutions in 17 countries, including bronzes that had never been loaned before due to their fragility and importance.

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Almost up to the start of the exhibition, Momart was involved with negotiations up to government level on which pieces would be included. With our technical expertise in handling large and challenging objects, Momart worked with the Royal Academy as UK transport coordinating agent, including installation and deinstallation of a number of objects. We managed the whole project, which scope ranged from developing and executing operational plans to ensure minimal disruption due to the Paralympic Games taking place at that time in London, to working with couriers, 21 local agents, armed police and security guards.

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An art installation for all to mark Landmark’s 50th year

LAND, comprising five distinct life-size standing figures by the award-winning artist Antony Gormley, formed the centrepiece of the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the Landmark Trust—one of Britain’s leading building conservation charities.

The cast in iron figures, installed at five Landmark Trust sites personally selected by the artist, added a point of focus to each location, encouraging visitors to contemplate the specific elemental conditions of each site, and in the case of the four coastal locations, the different qualities of the North Sea, the English Channel, the Kilbrannan Sound, and the Bristol Channel. These challenging and technically complex installations were project managed, transported and installed by Momart.

Each one of the installations required innovative sculpture fixing techniques and designs and some unorthodox delivery methods, taking into consideration the challenging terrain and changeable weather conditions at all the compass points in the UK. Momart worked with a complex array of stakeholders on each individual project to ensure the sensitivities of the artist’s vision were realised within these beautiful and dramatic locations.

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Blue cockerel arrives on Trafalgar Square

The Fourth Plinth in the northwest corner of Trafalgar Square has been home to some of the world’s most innovative and striking artworks, not least Hahn/Cock by Katharina Fritsch: a 4.72m ultramarine cockerel.

Momart provided complex art handling services for the packing, transport, installation and unveiling of the fibreglass sculpture, coordinating local permissions and liaising with stakeholders including the artist, her gallery, the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Westminster City Council.

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Artist Clare Woods was commissioned to create a major artwork for the VIA University College in Aarhus, Denmark in early 2015.

The commission became a 15×8 metre painting, which consisted of 20 separate panels, each measuring 3×2 metres. Based on past experience, the artist instructed Momart to assist with the transport and logistics of this large-scale piece.

Momart provided all art handling services for the packing and transport of this unique artwork. To safely deliver all elements from Clare’s studio in Herefordshire, UK to the final destination in Aarhus, Denmark, each of the individual panels were packed in bespoke travel frames constructed by the Momart in-house packing department. They were then loaded onto our specialist art vehicles and transported by road and ferry to Denmark.

Clare Woods commented “The first big piece that Momart moved and installed for me was a large scale painting transported to Art Unlimited in Basel back in 2006. They did a great job so when this commission for VIA University College in Aarhus came up, Momart was the company I could trust to properly take care of the work.”

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Relocating Ron Mueck’s ‘chicken/man’ Sculpture to Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū

Momart were entrusted with the delicate task of transporting the extraordinary sculpture ‘chicken / man’ by Ron Mueck to Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū in New Zealand.

‘chicken / man’ is a meticulously detailed artwork at approximately half-scale, showcasing Mueck’s distinctive hyperreal style. Momart, entrusted with the transportation of the artwork from Mueck’s UK studio to the gallery in New Zealand, faced unique challenge’s due to the artwork’s complexity and the materials used.

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To ensure compliance with New Zealand’s strict wildlife import regulations, the delicate feathers intended for the chicken sculpture required specialist gamma irradiation treatment and a species identification certificate. Momart leveraged its extensive network to procure these necessary procedures, providing the artist with the confidence that all phytosanitary documentation was in place ahead of producing the work.

Working closely with the artist’s studio, Momart’s in-house casemaking and art packing department crafted custom shipping crates – one for the man and another for the chicken sculpture. The specialist semi-museum crates were pre-made with measurements provided by the artist’s studio, then meticulously adjusted once the artwork was photographed and ready for shipping. Both elements of the sculpture were transported to London Heathrow Airport and loaded on to the aircraft under the supervision of Momart’s airport operations team, ensuring their safe journey to New Zealand.

Throughout the process, Momart offered art logistics advice to both the client and the artist, facilitating the artwork’s smooth passage through customs and border controls and ensuring its secure and timely delivery to its final destination.

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