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{{Short description|Brazilian artist}}
{{more footnotes|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox artist
|name = Ernesto Neto
|image_size = 200
|birth_name = Ernesto Saboia de Albuquerque Neto
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|7|2|mf=y}}
|birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
|nationality = Brazilian
|field = [[Visual arts]]
|occupation = [[installation artist]], [[sculptor]], [[drawer]], [[painter]]
|education = [[Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage]]
| known_for =
| notable_works = [[Léviathan Thot]], [[Anthropodino]]
|awards = [[Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres]]
}}
'''Ernesto Saboia de Albuquerque Neto''' (
▲[[File:Ernsto Neto portrait 4.JPG|thumb|Ernesto Neto]]
▲'''Ernesto Saboia de Albuquerque Neto''' (born 1964, in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]) is a contemporary [[visual artist]].
==Early career==
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==Style==
[[Image:Leviathan Pantheon.jpg|thumb|left|170px|[[Léviathan Thot]]]]
Neto's work has been described as "beyond abstract minimalism". His installations are large, soft, biomorphic sculptures that fill an exhibition space that viewers can touch, poke, and walk on or through. They are made of white, stretchy material—amorphous forms stuffed with Styrofoam pellets or, on occasion, aromatic spices. In some installations, he has also used this material to create translucent scrims that transform the space's walls and floor.
His sculptures can be regarded as expression of traditional abstract form, but in their interaction with the viewer, they work on another level as well.<ref name="Holzwarth">{{cite book|last1=Holzwarth|first1=Hans W.|title=100 Contemporary Artists A-Z|date=2009|publisher=Taschen|location=Köln|isbn=978-3-8365-1490-3|pages=422–427|edition=Taschen's 25th anniversary special}}</ref> ==Exhibitions==
In 2009 Neto exhibited a new work at New York's [[Park Avenue Armory]] called ''anthropodino''. Filling the {{convert|55000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} hall, the aim is to help the Armory reposition itself as a big-art destination like the Turbine Hall in London's [[Tate Modern]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/arts/design/13neto.html|title=Hey, Drill This! Park Avenue Armory Goes Sci-Fi|last=Kennedy|first=Randy|date=2009-05-12|work=New York Times|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref>▼
In 1998, Neto exhibited a new installation ''Navedenga.'' A clear-like lycra chamber that stretched from the floor and ceiling, viewers were invited to remove their shoes and walk through it. Resembling penetrating an opening, this installation tries to connect the dependence of the viewer's experience and the work itself.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Fortin |first=Sylvie |title=Ernesto Neto (exhibition) |magazine=Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine |number=94 |date=April–June 1999 |pages=58–59 |via=Gale Academic OneFile |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A30398653/AONE |access-date=2020-11-29 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In 2006 created [[Léviathan Thot]] for an exhibition which lasted from 15 September to 31 December 2006, as part of the 'Festival D'Automne à Paris'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leviathán Thot |url=https://www.festival-automne.com/fr/edition-2006/ernesto-neto-leviathan-thot |date=2006-09-15}}</ref>
Neto has been awarded chevalier de L'[[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]].▼
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▲In 2009 Neto exhibited a new work at New York's [[Park Avenue Armory]] called ''anthropodino''. Filling the {{convert|55000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} hall, the aim is to help the Armory reposition itself as a big-art destination like the Turbine Hall in London's [[Tate Modern]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/arts/design/13neto.html|title=Hey, Drill This! Park Avenue Armory Goes Sci-Fi|last=Kennedy|first=Randy|date=2009-05-12|work=New York Times|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref>
In 2018, Neto exhibited at a central train station in [[Zurich]], [[Switzerland]]. The exhibition was titled ''GaiaMotherTree'' and consisted largely of hand-knotted cotton strips in oranges and yellows. The exhibit was created alongside the [[Beyeler Foundation]] and featured a monthlong series of workshops for both children and adults which took place beneath the exhibit. At the time of its debut, Beyeler Foundation director Sam Keller estimated that approximately a half-million people will visit the station and, consequently, the sculpture. This would have made ''GaiaMotherTree'' the most visited work of art in the history of Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Barrato |first=Romullo |title=Brazilian Artist Ernesto Neto Creates Giant Installation in Zurich's Central Station |magazine=Arch Daily |date=July 2018 |url=https://www.archdaily.com/897449/brazilian-artist-ernesto-neto-creates-giant-installation-in-zurichs-central-station |access-date=2021-06-19}}</ref>
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In 2021, Neto exhibited a new work at [[The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]] called ''SunForceOceanLife''. This solo exhibit featured large, spiraling hand-woven materials in oranges, yellows and greens.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Ebert |first=Grace |title=A 79-Foot Labyrinth Crocheted by Ernesto Neto Hangs from the Ceiling of a Houston Museum |magazine=Colossal Art, Design and Visual Culture. |date=June 2021 |url=https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/06/ernesto-neto-sun-force-ocean-life/ |access-date=2021-06-19}}</ref>
[[Image:Nosso_Barco_Tambor_Terra_(Ernesto_Neto),_MAAT,_Lisboa_09.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Nosso Barco Tambor Terra]]
In 2024, Neto exhibited at [[Museum_of_Art,_Architecture_and_Technology|Museu of Art, Architecture and Technology]] in [[Lisbon]], ''Nosso Barco Tambor Terra'', one of his largest installations up to date. Its shape is richly imbued with history and symbolism. The sculpture, which incorporates a series of instruments, will be periodically activated by a musical programme.
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ernesto Neto - Nosso Barco Tambor Terra |date=2024-02-05 |url=https://www.maat.pt/pt/event/ernesto-neto-nosso-barco-tambor-terra |access-date=2024-10-05}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commonscat|Ernesto Neto}}
* [https://fdag.com.br/artistas/ernesto-neto/ Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel]
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* [https://elbabenitez.com/artist/ernesto-neto/ Galería Elba Benítez]
* [http://www.neto.afmuseet.no Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art]
* [http://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/understanding-the-expansion-of-universe-an-interview-with-ernesto-neto Understanding the Expansion of Universe: An interview with Ernesto Neto] at [http://www.studiointernational.com Studio International]
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