Ernesto Neto's Retrospective at Guggenheim Bilbao Explores Organic Installations

Ernesto Neto's major retrospective, 'The Body That Carries Me', launches at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao on 14 February, running for three months. The exhibition features large-scale installations that create sensual, organic environments using textile materials, with forms that bulge, sway, and stretch. Organized into six thematic sections—'Why Are You Going to Rome Again?', 'That’s Life', 'Tent of Dreams', 'Sweet Border', 'Never Mind the Mess', and 'Candy Man Candy'—the works will occupy nine spaces within the museum. These sculptures are designed to interact with the multilayered architecture of the Frank Gehry-designed building, offering a dialogue between art and structure. The retrospective surveys Neto's career, highlighting his immersive, micro-world installations that challenge perceptions of material and space.