Ernesto Neto

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Brazilian | 1964

Ernesto Neto is a Brazilian Postwar & Contemporary sculptor who was born in 1964.

How much does an Ernesto Neto cost?

Ernesto Neto's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 329 USD to 79,198 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Ernesto Neto's most expensive sculpture?

Since 1999 the record price for this artist at auction is 79,198 USD for Alegria | Joy, 2020, sold at de Pury in 2022.

Where can I see Ernesto Neto's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Haus der Kunst in Munich. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Albertina Museum have featured Ernesto Neto's work in the past.

Ernesto Neto in the news

Ernesto Neto has been featured in articles for Studio International, Christie's Daily and ArtDaily. The most recent article is Tanya Bonakdar Gallery Shutters Los Angeles Outpost written for ARTFORUM in August 2025.

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Notable Lots

Untitled ,1992

By Ernesto Neto

+112%

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It happens in the frictions of the bodies

By Ernesto Neto

-13%

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BoGenLandyScapEgg, noir ,2009

By Ernesto Neto

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Dança (Fita ,2007

By Ernesto Neto

-15%

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Corcorpo, pinkblue / Bodycollor, rosazul - Ernesto Neto

Corcorpo, pinkblue / Bodycollor, rosazul ,2010

By Ernesto Neto

+17%

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TorsoQuadro Green ,2013

By Ernesto Neto

+27%

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Current Exhibitions

Ernesto Neto: Children of the Earth

Nevada Museum of Art

Reno | Nevada | USA

15 Nov, 2025 - 20 Sep, 2026

For Children. Art Stories since 1968

Haus der Kunst

Munich | Germany

18 Jul, 2025 - 01 Feb, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Threading Truths: Memory, Power, and the Fabric of Resistance

Goodman Gallery, New York

Upper East Side | New York | USA

21 Aug, 2025 - 03 Oct, 2025

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Articles

Tanya Bonakdar Gallery Shutters Los Angeles Outpost

ARTFORUM 22 Aug, 2025

Tanya Bonakdar Gallery has announced the closure of its Los Angeles branch.

For Children: Art Stories Since 1968

Studio International 06 Aug, 2025

A skating ramp, an invitation to paint the floor, a glowing tent-like structure 鈥� this ambitious joyful exhibition carves out a place in art history for work made for children.

Helsinki Biennial 2025: 鈥業t Is About Creating Alternative Ways of Living and Being鈥�

Christie's Daily 04 Aug, 2025

Olafur Eliasson鈥檚 kinetic Viewing machine (2001-03) is situated on an isthmus between the islands of Vallisaari and Kuninkaansaari in the Baltic Sea.

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鈥� ..Renowned for his sensuous sculptures, Neto creates site-specific installations with an abstract, biomorphic quality 鈥� evocative of skin and interior body systems 鈥� that encourage visitors to engage with... 鈥�
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Southbank Centre, Hayward Gallery

鈥� ..Neto is considered one of the most influential artists of this generation... 鈥�
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Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati

鈥� .. Neto is careful to take into account location and architecture when creating an installation... 鈥�
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Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati

鈥� ..Often involving stretchy, semitransparent fabric, aromatic spices, and, more recently, crochet, Neto鈥檚 installations have an organic, biomorphic character evoking skin and internal bodily systems... 鈥�
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Aspen Art Museum

鈥� ..Neto challenges the notion of sculpture as static object and investigates the ways that alterations to space and environment transform the relations between people... 鈥�
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