Perspective | How do you rehang a massive Alexander Calder mobile? Very carefully.

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How do you rehang a massive Alexander Calder mobile? Very carefully.

and raise it — after a two-year absence — in the airy, light-filled space. It was the job of the rope holders to keep the mobile from spinning too soon and bashing into the mezzanine.

Calder designed the colorful mobile specifically for the space, where it seems to float above the stone floors, as captivating as a toy above a baby’s crib. When it’s complete, the mobile sits in perfect equipoise. But so far, the mobile was far from complete.A red rod hung down from the skylighted ceiling. Attached to that was a long red crossbar. Attached to one end of the red crossbar was a black crossbar.

 

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