Ernesto Neto
19 Jun - 05 Sep 2010
ERNESTO NETO
The Edges of the World
19 June to 5 September 2010
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre
Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto (born 1964) transforms the upper galleries and outdoor sculpture terraces with a new site-specific commission and a number of new sculptural works. Neto, who lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, has established an international reputation for his work over the past 20 years. In 2008 he created a spatial and sensory installation for the Hayward Gallery’s acclaimed exhibition Psycho Buildings.
(Tickets for Ernesto Neto include entry to The New Décor in the Lower Galleries.)
The New Décor
The New Décor is an international survey of some 30 contemporary artists whose work explores interior design as a means of engaging with changes in contemporary culture. Liberated from the constraints of functionality, artists in the exhibition present objects that look as though they could belong in a fantastical model home, such as a bed inspired by a Los Angeles freeway overpass or a sci-fi inspired chandelier. By dismantling the borders between interior decoration, sculpture and installation art, these artists reinvent the familiar forms of furniture and lighting to reflect on the social, historical and psychological narratives embedded in these everyday objects.
(Tickets for The New Décor include entry to Ernesto Neto in the Upper Galleries.)
Part of Festival Brazil sponsored by HSBC.
The Edges of the World
19 June to 5 September 2010
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre
Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto (born 1964) transforms the upper galleries and outdoor sculpture terraces with a new site-specific commission and a number of new sculptural works. Neto, who lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, has established an international reputation for his work over the past 20 years. In 2008 he created a spatial and sensory installation for the Hayward Gallery’s acclaimed exhibition Psycho Buildings.
(Tickets for Ernesto Neto include entry to The New Décor in the Lower Galleries.)
The New Décor
The New Décor is an international survey of some 30 contemporary artists whose work explores interior design as a means of engaging with changes in contemporary culture. Liberated from the constraints of functionality, artists in the exhibition present objects that look as though they could belong in a fantastical model home, such as a bed inspired by a Los Angeles freeway overpass or a sci-fi inspired chandelier. By dismantling the borders between interior decoration, sculpture and installation art, these artists reinvent the familiar forms of furniture and lighting to reflect on the social, historical and psychological narratives embedded in these everyday objects.
(Tickets for The New Décor include entry to Ernesto Neto in the Upper Galleries.)
Part of Festival Brazil sponsored by HSBC.