As Christoph Ribbat tells us in "Flickering Light: A History of Neon," neon was almost immediately appropriated for marketing. Discovered at the end of the 19th century, neon (derived from the ...

These days, neon lights are being crowded out by LEDs and neon-rich cities like Hong Kong are losing their flickering, dynamic glow. That’s where the Museum of Neon Art comes in. The museum has ...

LAS VEGAS — As Frank Sinatra asks Lady Luck to stick around, the neon red lights of one of Las Vegas’ most famous towering signs appear to dance under the night sky, revealing a beating heart ...

A revival of fantastic, flickering signs ... and elaborate forms. Neon signs glow in a 1930s photograph of Times Square in New York City. The dazzling lights in the theater neighborhood gave ...

But it shows neon used as a purely decorative form, a long way from its high point as an advertising medium. Flickering Light, Christoph Ribbat’s intriguing history of neon, explores neon’s ...

Hong Kong was once world famous for its neon-light shop signs but many old masters took their secrets to the grave – now a generation of tech-savvy, globally connected young artists are trying to keep ...

Hong Kong (AFP) – Hong Kong was once world famous for its neon-light shop signs but many old masters took their secrets to the grave -- now a generation of tech-savvy, globally connected young ...