Independent researched provider
Methods & Materials, Inc.
Chicago art-handling company specializing in sculpture rigging, installation, relocation, and storage. Its documented projects include Magdalena Abakanowicz’s Agora in Grant Park and installation of Kendall Buster’s Resonance, made with Siemon Allen, at Princeton University.

Provider facts
- Base
- Chicago, IL
- Documented service area
- Not documented
- Relationship
- Researched provider
Documented capabilities
- Sculpture rigging, assembly, installation, and de-installation.
- Logistics, shipping arrangements, and exhibition trucking.
- Heated storage for sculpture and artifacts.
- On-site crate fabrication and transport to its storage facility.
Project evidence & roles
- Magdalena Abakanowicz — Agora, Grant Park (2006)
Installed individual figures after coordination with concrete contractor Schaefges Bros. and the Chicago Parkways Foundation; Abakanowicz determined the final positions.
Primary source ↗ - Kendall Buster with Siemon Allen — Resonance, Princeton University (2010)
Buster’s artist page credits Methods & Materials with rigging and installation at the Frick Chemistry Lab; project management is separately credited to Mark G. Anderson Consultants.
Primary source ↗
To confirm for your project
- Project-specific pricing, insurance terms, availability, and handling limits require confirmation.
- Geographic service coverage is unconfirmed; a worldwide client list does not establish a guaranteed service radius.
- Heated storage is documented; temperature and humidity tolerances are not specified in the reviewed service page.
Sources & review dates
- www.methodsandmaterials.com ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10
Official home page identifies a Chicago company specializing in sculpture rigging and installation.
- www.methodsandmaterials.com ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10
Official contact page gives the Chicago, Illinois location and public inquiry route.
- www.methodsandmaterials.com ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10
Service descriptions support logistics, trucking, storage, rigging, and crate fabrication; no load ratings or environmental tolerances inferred.
- www.methodsandmaterials.com ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10
Agora account documents the 2006 installation and separates contractor, foundation, and artist roles.
- www.kendallbuster.com ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-10
Independent artist page supplies the named 2010 installation and differentiated collaboration credits.