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  • Comment: looks like undisclosed paid editing and content like "brings contemporary art to a wider audience by putting together free, widely accessible exhibitions in public and private places in Athens and the rest of Greece" is pure promotional marketing. Theroadislong (talk) 19:10, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

NEON
Established2013; 11 years ago (2013)
LocationAthens, Greece
TypeContemporary Art Non-Profit Organization
FounderDimitris Daskalopoulos
DirectorElina Kountouri
Websitewww.neon.org.gr

NEON (pronounced /né.on/) is a Greek-based non-profit organization founded in 2013 by Dimitris Daskalopoulos and directed by Elina Kountouri.

In 2016 NEON renovated part of the Athens Conservatoire unused basement[1] and in 2021, NEON renovated the former Public Tobacco Factory of Athens as a gift to the Greek State to be used as a cultural centre[2]

NEON in collaboration with the Greek Ministry of Culture has launched a website title Contemporary Heritage, aiming to highlight the interaction between the Greek ancient past and contemporary culture[3].

Exhibitions and Projects

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NEON has presented temporary solo and group exhibitions featuring works by some of the most important Greek and international contemporary artists[4]:

The annual NEON City Project activated archaeological sites, public spaces and locations through contemporary art exhibitions commissioning new work to Greek artists[4]:

Long Term Collaborations:

The Artist on the Composer is project in collaboration with the Greek National Opera. Through the project artist Nikos Navridis presented Noli me Tangere in 2019, director Yorgos Lanthimos presented Bleat starring Emma Stone and Damien Bonnard in 2022 and artist Ioanna Pantazopoulou presented A Summer Evening in 2023[5]. Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bleat made its US Premiere in 2023 at the New York Film Festival[6]

In collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, NEON presents 3 exhibitions in Greek Cycladic Islands:

Cultural Centres:

In addition to its exhibition programme NEON donated funds, funded construction, reconstruction and refurbishment works, and purchased permanent equipment for Greek institutions which hosted NEON exhibitions.

In 2021, NEON and its founder Dimitris Daskalopoulos funded the renovation of the former Public Tobacco Factory - Hellenic Parliament Library and Printing House which was gifted back to the state as a Cultural Center in 2023[7]. It opened the building to the public for the first time with two contemporary art exhibitions, Portals[8] and Dream On.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Abrams, Amah-Rose (2016-09-20). "NEON Greece Founder Funds New Athens Cultural Space". Artnet News. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  2. ^ "Huge historic tobacco factory in Athens to be renovated into cultural space by 2021". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. ^ "About". Contemporary Heritage. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ a b "Exhibitions". NEON. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  5. ^ "The Artist on the Composer - Greek National Opera". www.nationalopera.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. ^ "Bleat". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  7. ^ "Huge historic tobacco factory in Athens to be renovated into cultural space by 2021". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  8. ^ updated, Harriet Lloyd-Smith last (2021-06-17). "Former tobacco factory sets Athens' radical art scene alight". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  9. ^ designboom, myrto katsikopoulou I. (2022-07-12). "john bock's tentacle sculpture sprawls out of lincoln convertible at 'dream on' exhibition". designboom | architecture & design magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-15.