Stephen Antonakos : Incomplete Blue Neon Square (1974) and Related Drawings from the mid-1970s

From May 4 through June 4, 2007, The Drawing Room in East Hampton is pleased to present Stephen Antonakos’ Incomplete Blue Neon Square (1974) and related drawings from the mid-1970s.

Stephen Antonakos, an artist known for his signature neon installations, neon panels, and architectural meditation spaces as well as a rigorous body of drawings, divides his time between New York and Sag Harbor. Whether composing with neon in a three-dimensional space, or allowing a drawing to evolve on what he describes as “the site” of the page, Antonakos carefully guides viewers through a unique and transcendent spatial experience.

Born in Greece in 1926, Antonakos moved to the United States as a young child. The artist began to investigate neon in the 1960s, intrigued by its compelling color in the streets of New York and by its three-dimensional linear potential. In addition to numerous international public and private commissions, his work is included in many museum collections, among them The Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Milwaukee Art Museum.

See below for full press release and selected works.