NEON, in collaboration with Fondazione Merz, presents the exhibition of Mario Merz, one of the most significant artists of the Arte Povera movement. It is the first exhibition of the Italian artist that will be presented within the context of a museum in Greece. The title of the exhibition, “Numbers are prehistoric”, derives from Mario Merz’s book “I Want to Write a Book Right Now” (1989) and expresses the need that urged him to become involved and dedicated in art, politics, life. With this phrase, the artist means that numbers existed before history and evolve to infinity in parallel with the development of the earth and the universe. Presenting material that has not been exhibited before, the exhibition balances between visual art and written expression, following Merz’s particular way, who deals with the main themes in art using lines, numbers and words.

Filmed by Tokomburu.