{"product_id":"neon-1","title":"Neon","description":"Neon  lighting first emerged as a cutting-edge technology in the late nineteenth  century, illuminating the night sky with bright, colorful commercial signage.     Artists soon began to test its potential, and figures like Chryssa, Bruce  Nauman, Mary Weatherford, and Glenn Ligon created iconic works  that established neon as a legitimate artistic medium. As the earliest neon  artworks approach one hundred years old, their conservation becomes ever more  important. Unfortunately, the practice of preserving light-based art is  absent from most conservation training programs. This publication fills that  gap, offering an invaluable resource for conservators, collectors,  preparators, and anyone else with a professional involvement with, or just curiosity  about, neon artifacts.    Ellen Moody and Taylor Healy,  conservators working with light- and time-based art, have created a  comprehensive manual to serve as a practical tool kit for the installation,  preservation, and storage of neon art. They provide foundational knowledge on  history, technology, terminology, and best practices, along with step-by-step  instructions, real-world case studies, and templates for documentation and  identification. The online verion of the publication is enhanced with  informative, practical videos that give hands-on guidance on repairs and  maintenance. This is an indispensable compendium for anyone actively engaged  with or interested in the preservation of neon.    The free  online edition of this open-access publication is available at  getty.edu\/publications\/neon\/ and includes zoomable illustrations, videos, and  downloadable appendices. Also available are free PDF and EPUB downloads of  the book.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680079716725,"sku":"9798887120737","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/neon-1","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}