Venue Details
Plaka - Akropoli
South Slope of the Acropolis
Dionysioy Areopagitoy
Activating archaeological sites with contemporary art, NEON is proud to present Richard Long’s Athens Slate Line, leading up to the shrine of Dionysos Eleuthereus on the South Slope of the Acropolis. The project is realised in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Sports as part of the initiative “All of Greece, One Culture”. Curated by NEON’s Director Elina Kountouri, the installation will last until 30 September 2020.
Richard Long has long been associated with the emergence of Land Art in Britain during the 1960s. Central to his practice is the action of walking. He has created sculpture and Land Art using lines all over the world, including the Sahara desert, Australia and Ireland.
This particular work, Athens Slate Line (1984), consists of individual pieces of slate assembled in the shape of a line. Its linear shape acts as a path, reminiscent of the meditative nature of walking. Walks combine physical endurance with the principles of order, action and idea, proposing a new way of viewing the wider area of the site. A line has been at the core of Long’s practice. It first appeared in his seminal work A Line Made by Walking (1967), as a student at Saint Martin’s School of Art in London. He created this artwork by continually treading the same path in a grass field in Wiltshire.
As part of the events "All Greece, One Culture" organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports. Visual installation of contemporary art at Shrine of Dionysos Eleuthereus, South Slope of the Acropolis. Edited by: Elina Kountouris, Director of NEON.
Reservation is required.
Bookings here: digitalculture.gov.gr/
Free Entrance on Monday, Wednesday & Friday 19:00-19:45
Archaeological site entrance:
Full: €20, Reduced: €10
Valid for the archaeological site of the Acropolis and its Slopes.
Richard Long has long been associated with the emergence of Land Art in Britain during the 1960s. Central to his practice is the action of walking. He has created sculpture and Land Art using lines all over the world, including the Sahara desert, Australia and Ireland.
This particular work, Athens Slate Line (1984), consists of individual pieces of slate assembled in the shape of a line. Its linear shape acts as a path, reminiscent of the meditative nature of walking. Walks combine physical endurance with the principles of order, action and idea, proposing a new way of viewing the wider area of the site. A line has been at the core of Long’s practice. It first appeared in his seminal work A Line Made by Walking (1967), as a student at Saint Martin’s School of Art in London. He created this artwork by continually treading the same path in a grass field in Wiltshire.
As part of the events "All Greece, One Culture" organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports. Visual installation of contemporary art at Shrine of Dionysos Eleuthereus, South Slope of the Acropolis. Edited by: Elina Kountouris, Director of NEON.
Ticket Details
The entrance fee of the archeological site covers this event for the public.Reservation is required.
Bookings here: digitalculture.gov.gr/
Free Entrance on Monday, Wednesday & Friday 19:00-19:45
Archaeological site entrance:
Full: €20, Reduced: €10
Valid for the archaeological site of the Acropolis and its Slopes.
