Flickering light : a history of neon /

Flickering light traces neon's technological, social and cultural history, from its beginnings in a late nineteenth-century London laboratory through its ubiquitous status in the world's urban landscapes to its blinking presence in our contemporary art spaces.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ribbat, Christoph (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, translated from the German.
Published: London : Reaktion Books, 2013.
Subjects:
Description
Summary:Flickering light traces neon's technological, social and cultural history, from its beginnings in a late nineteenth-century London laboratory through its ubiquitous status in the world's urban landscapes to its blinking presence in our contemporary art spaces.
Physical Description:224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781780230917 (hbk.)
1780230915 (hbk.)