ALLSPICE | Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures is the inaugural segment of a trilogy curated by NEON in collaboration with the Acropolis Museum, launching in May 2025. The exhibition juxtaposes Michael Rakowitz’s works with ancient artifacts, foregrounding themes of loss, displacement, restoration, and cultural memory through a powerful dialogic narrative. The exhibition identity and environmental design were conceived to harmonize contemporary art and antiquity contextualizing Rakowitz’s commissioned works alongside heritage objects in a space that acknowledges absence (notably that of the Parthenon sculptures) as meaning. Visual graphics, signage, and spatial communication were developed to ensure clarity, resonance, and emotional nuance, allowing visitors to navigate complex histories through balanced composition and thoughtful wayfinding.
Why Look at Animals?
The exhibition Why Look at Animals? A Case for the Rights of Non Human Lives, curated by Katerina Gregos, is a landmark presentation at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), centering on animal rights, ethical relations, and ecological justice through art. Drawing inspiration from John Berger’s essay of the same name, the identity and design concept confronts the alienation, commodification, and systematic exploitation of non-human animals, making visible the invisible. Spanning multiple floors, the exhibition unfolds categories such as historical contexts of colonialism and industrialism, present-day urban and ecological realities, forms of animal activism, and forward-looking visions of interspecies creativity, humor, and empathy. Visual and spatial design elements were conceived to support this layered narrative, enhancing clarity, emotional impact, and ethical resonance, while providing visitors with a structured, immersive experience that bridges art, politics, and planetary care.
Iannis Xenakis exhibitions
Graphic design for two exhibitions launched in 2023 by The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST). Sonic Odysseys was the first major comprehensive exhibition in Greece of Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), the avant-garde composer, music theorist, architect, engineer, mathematician, and one of the most progressive creative thinkers and cultural practitioners of the second half of the 20th century. The exhibition was co-produced by EMST and the Philharmonie de Paris. The museum presented, in parallel, a second exhibition entitled Iannis Xenakis and Greece, which explores the controversial relationship with his ancestral homeland.
ALLSPICE | Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures
The exhibition catalogue for ALLSPICE | Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures was designed to embody the exhibition’s dialogue between contemporary practice and ancient artifacts. The design concept emphasized clarity and balance, combining typography, layout, and image sequencing that reflect the interplay of Rakowitz’s works with the selected cultural objects. Alongside the design, the coordination of printing production ensured image quality, color accuracy, material selection, and finishing details were carefully managed to achieve both scholarly rigor and aesthetic refinement. The resulting publication extends the exhibition?s impact, serving as both a lasting reference and a finely crafted object in its own right.
Ioanna Pantazopoulou. A Summer Evening
Graphic design for the project THE ARTIST ON THE COMPOSER –a pioneering programme run by the Greek National Opera in collaboration with NEON – connects contemporary artists with classical music and opera since 2019. For its third iteration, the programme -curated by GNO’s Artistic Director Giorgos Koumendakis and NEON’s Director Elina Kountouri- commissions the artist Ioanna Pantazopoulou to create an immersive installation in which visual arts and music invite audiences to discover a magical, fairy tale world. Images: Andreas Simopoulos, Panos Kokkinias
10 Years Publication
Catalogue design and production on the occasion of the celebration of NEON Organization’s 10th anniversary.
Hellenic Museums Accreditation Programme Website
Website design and development for the Hellenic Museums Accreditation Programme. The Hellenic Ministry of Culture invites museums across the country to gain certification through a programme aiming to help participating museums become more appealing, attract diverse audiences, became inclusive and accessible, serve the needs of all citizens and better to the multiple challenges of the modern era. The “Accredited Museum” label is awarded to facilities that meet specific quality standards and apply good organizational and operational practices.
anagnorisi-pistopoiisi.culture.gov.gr
Tatoi Visitor Information Centre
Exhibition graphics and audiovisual production for the Tatoi Visitor Information Centre where historical information about the estate is on display. Implemented by the Directorate for Modern Cultural and Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture.
Penny Siopis. For Dear Life. A Retrospective
The exhibition For Dear Life. A Retrospective, presented at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST), was the first major museum retrospective in Europe dedicated to Penny Siopis, one of the most significant artistic voices of her generation. Spanning five decades of practice, the exhibition traced her pioneering work across painting, installation, and film, addressing themes of colonialism, apartheid, sexism, vulnerability, and memory. The exhibition identity and design were developed to reflect the balance between the conceptual and the material that characterizes Siopis’ practice. Visual and spatial elements emphasized clarity, resonance, and sensitivity, guiding audiences through her major series, from the Cake and History paintings to her celebrated experimental films and the monumental work Will. The design framework created an environment where personal and collective histories could be experienced in their full depth and complexity.
Mary Reid Kelley & Patrick Kelley.
Mary Reid Kelley & Patrick Kelley. The Rape of Europa marks the first presentation in Greece of the artists’ irreverent, witty, and satirical film work, shown as part of EMST’s What If Women Ruled the World? Cycle. The visual identity and design concept were developed to match the artists’ blend of painting, poetry, caricature, and satire while giving Europa voice and agency through contemporary feminist commentary. The design integrated typographic elements that echo the film?s theatrical and language-rich performance style.