Ernesto Neto

THE HAYWARD

June 19-September 5

Curated by Cliff Lauson

It is no mystery why Ernesto Neto has become one of Brazil's most popular artists. He engages not just sight but touch and smell. To be fair, while this approach is crowd-pleasing, it also demonstrates a clear historical link to the heyday of Tropic�lia, the Rio de Janeiro-based interdisciplinary movement of the late 1960s that expanded colorful abstraction and sensory exploration (think Lygia Clark and …