Antonakos’s work with neon since 1960 has lent the medium new perceptual and formal meaning in hundreds of gallery and museum exhibitions, first in New York and then internationally. His use of spare complete and incomplete geometric neon forms ranged from indoor 2-D and 3-D direct installations to painted canvases, panels, walls, rooms, and chapels. Starting in the 1970s he made very large outdoor architectural installations and began his important history in Greece. These years also saw the beginning of more than 55 large, architecturally-sited permanent public works. These commissions continued in the USA, Europe, and Japan through 2011. He made drawings, often in series, from his earliest years. Other major practices include collages, the conceptual packages, travel collages, artist’s books, silver and white reliefs, innovative prints, and, since 2010, individual and serial gold works. He emigrated to NYC with his family in 1930. After the army, he established his first studio in the city’s first district. From 1963 onward, he worked and lived in SoHo, where the studio continues to work with his legacy.