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The Ancient Agora of Athens was founded during the 6th century BC and is located northwest of the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis and between the hill of Areopagus and the hill of Kolonos Agoraios. For at least the next four centuries, the Agora became the centre of the city during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Within it, the city’s most significant public buildings and temples were erected, the Agora thereby becoming the focus of political, commercial, administrative and social activity, the religious and cultural centre, and the seat of justice. The site was occupied without interruption in all periods of the city’s history. During the years Ancient Agora of Athens faced a series of ransackings as well as periods of success until the 6th Century AD.
More information about the Ancient Agora of Athens here.
The first of NEON’s annual City Projects – an initiative to conceive of and commission work for display in a public urban space – in 2014 Greek artist Aemilia Papaphilippou created Pulsating Fields a site-specific piece for the Ancient Agora of Athens. Based on the concept of Chess Continuum, which was developed by the artist in 1992 and underlines her entire work, the installation Pulsating Fields explores the relationship between contemporary artistic creation and classical civilization. Presented in the historic urban centre of Athens, where ancient meets modern, the exhibition gave visitors the opportunity to explore their perceptions of the passing of time in relation to the creative process.
More information about the exhibition Pulsating Fields | NEON City Project 2014 here.
Installation Views | Photographs © Giorgos Gripeos, Kostantinos Raptopoulos, Natalia Tsoukala | Courtesy NEON
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