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"Ernesto Neto"
2000-07-29 until 2000-09-10
Dundee Contemporary Arts
Dundee, , UK

At first sight, the recent works of this young Brazilian artist (born Rio de Janeiro in 1964) appear as ethereal, abstract sculptures, occupying an area between the architectural and the organic, between the building and the body.

Experienced in the flesh, however, they also encourage a fusion of the senses: smell, sight and touch are all equally stimulated by these complex but immensely enjoyable works. Brought to life by the participation of the viewer, who is encouraged to enter the large naves (literally vessels or ships), Neto's work allows us an unusual sensory engagement with our surroundings. Described as both masculine and feminine, visual and tactile, internal and external, erotic and sterile, cosy and futuristic, Ernesto Neto's seductive work acts eloquently, warmly and engagingly.

'I want people to lose themselves inside this transparent labyrinth' Ernesto Neto

This exciting new exhibition at DCA will include a work made specially for the small gallery and Neto's largest nave, a room-like environment made of white, stretchy lycra material, which yields and changes shape as people move inside. Both the sculpture and the viewer become performing bodies.

IMAGE:
Ernesto Neto 'We fishing the line', 1999,
Installation for the Liverpool Biennial,
Tate Liverpool,
Stocking, saffron and clove.


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