Ernesto Neto's Navedenga

Last night, I had the rare privilege to go on an evening tour and lecture of Brazilian contemporary artist, Ernesto Neto's work currently at MoMA. The work shown is Navedenga, 1998, Polyamide stretch fabric, sand, Styrofoam, cloves, cord and ribbon, 144 x 180 x 252" (365.8 x 457.2 x 640.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Gift of Donald L. Bryant, Jr.

Ernesto Neto's art is known as interactive sculptural environments usually consisting of stretchable and translucent fabrics. The piece in the photo above encourages the audience to go inside the "ship" and engage their visual, olfactory and tactile senses. Navedenga was awkward, sensual, strange, uncomfortable, funny, sexy, unusual and perverted.

I think we all need more of these ships in our lives.