Looking across the London skyline from the Hayward’s terrace, I felt I knew something that the people walking over Waterloo Bridge didn’t. Drifting lazily in Neto’s pool in my lunch break was a wonderful way to relax and clear my mind. Walking back into the exhibition the smells of lavender and chamomile seemed to have [...]
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In this video from my December visit, Ernesto Neto talks me through the wavy and curvy vs. the straight and boxy. It also includes some footage from his opening at Galeria Fortes Vilaça which featured a new large sculpture made out of corten steel. Ernesto Neto will transform the upper galleries and outdoor sculpture terraces [...]
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Last December I had the pleasure of visiting Ernesto Neto’s studio to work with him on his upcoming show. Situated in the bustling old city centre of Rio de Janeiro, his three storey building facilitates all aspects of the artist’s production. The space is crammed full of fabric and material samples and includes an office [...]
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