Ernesto Neto at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto opens a new chapter in his colorful immersive installations with this homage to the birth of humanity. Hand-crocheted hanging sculptures in the shape of a womb invite visitors to enter and walk back to a communal space with drum and guitar. Allusions to Adam and Eve in both western and indigenous Amazonian culture find common ground in the pursuit of knowledge. (At Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in Chelsea through Dec 17th).

Ernesto Neto, installation view of ‘The Serpent’s Energy Gave Birth to Humanity,’ at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, November 2016.
Ernesto Neto, installation view of ‘The Serpent’s Energy Gave Birth to Humanity,’ at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, November 2016.