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Neon Getty Villa and polymathAvailable February 2027 Ellen Moody and Taylor Healy The first of its kind, this authoritative open access volume offers tips, guidelines, and best practices on preserving, installing, and storing neon artworks. 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,