Neon Lintel Reinstalled
One of the Neuberger’s beloved site-specific works, a double-sided neon sculpture by Stephen Antonakos that was originally commissioned for the 1997 Neuberger Museum Biennial Exhibition of Public Art, was reinstalled in 2021 thanks to the generosity of eight members of the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art Board.
Neon Lintel had been removed for safety reasons during construction of the nearby Center for Media, Film, and Theatre. Gifts from Susan and Jim Dubin, Tony Maddalena, Helen Stambler Neuberger and Jim Neuberger, Stacey Oestreich, Yale Paprin, Bonnie and Bob Romano, Lucille Werlinich, and Ava and Paul Zukowsky made possible the conservation and reinstallation of this striking sculpture and beacon at the entrance to the campus. To honor these donors and celebrate the conservation and reinstallation of Neon Lintel, eight of the artist’s graphite and colored pencil drawings to capture the ideas for new works were donated by his wife, Naomi, and the Stephen Antonakos Studio, LLC.