Ernesto Neto, dual São Paulo show Vonta de vi dada dada
Published on 08/27/2026 at 12:35 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Ernesto Neto returns prominently to São Paulo with the new exhibition Vonta de vi dada dada. As the Artforum Artguide entry for Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel confirms, the dual-venue solo show opened on August 22, 2026 and runs in the gallery’s Jardins and Barra Funda spaces. Artforum Artguide listing
The dual-venue show in São Paulo
According to Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel’s program, Vonta de vi dada dada opened simultaneously at the Jardins and Barra Funda locations on August 22, 2026, with the Jardins presentation scheduled through October 17 and the Barra Funda display through October 24. Gallery program overview
A HENI news piece describes the exhibition as a new body of sculptural installations, works on paper and textual interventions that fills both of the gallery’s São Paulo spaces, underscoring Neto’s longstanding collaboration with the Brazilian gallery. HENI exhibition report
Thursday focus on awards and recognition
While Vonta de vi dada dada anchors Neto’s current visibility, the artist’s trajectory has long been reinforced by institutional recognition, including major museum commissions such as SunForceOceanLife at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. A Houston press roundup notes that the immersive crochet structure, originally commissioned by the museum, returned to Cullinan Hall in 2026, on view from March 8 to September 7. Houston exhibition coverage
Coverage from Intown Magazine highlights how SunForceOceanLife suspends visitors roughly 12 feet above the floor in a network of hand-woven passages, emphasizing the museum’s support for Neto’s participatory practice as a benchmark in his international recognition. Intown MFAH feature
All news and background on Ernesto Neto
For more coverage of Ernesto Neto’s exhibitions, commissions and institutional projects, the AD HOC NEWS archive offers further reports and context.
The work core in textile and space
Ernesto Neto is known for large-scale, gravity-aware environments built from crocheted or knotted textiles filled with organic materials such as spices, sand or beads. These structures often invite visitors to walk, rest or balance within the suspended forms, making bodily engagement central.
In recent years Neto has extended this vocabulary into more explicitly communal and spiritual frameworks, combining textile architecture with collective rituals, reading spaces and text fragments that reflect on care, ecology and social interdependence.
Where the artist stands now
Ernesto Neto currently has Vonta de vi dada dada on view at Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel in São Paulo, with the dual-venue exhibition running across the gallery’s Jardins and Barra Funda spaces through October 2026.
Ernesto Neto at a glance
- Artist: Ernesto Neto
- Medium / Genre: Sculpture and installation (textile, participatory)
- Born: 1964, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Place(s) of practice: Studio in Rio de Janeiro
- Active since: Late 1980s, with wider international attention from the 1990s
- Key work groups: SunForceOceanLife, Leviathan Thot, Anthropodino, Other Earthly Beings
- Current/last exhibition: Vonta de vi dada dada, Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo, August 22, 2026 - October 24, 2026
- Major collections: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Tate, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro
- Awards: Participating artist in major international exhibitions such as the Venice Biennale and international triennials, with multiple institutional commissions
- Next date: August 22, 2026, exhibition Vonta de vi dada dada, Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo
Frequently asked questions about Ernesto Neto
Where is Ernesto Neto currently on view?
Ernesto Neto is currently on view in São Paulo with the dual-venue exhibition Vonta de vi dada dada at Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, presented across the gallery’s Jardins and Barra Funda spaces from August 22 to October 2026.
What is special about the exhibition Vonta de vi dada dada?
The exhibition brings together new sculptural installations, works on paper and textual interventions, staged across two gallery locations in São Paulo to emphasize Neto’s immersive, participatory approach to textile-based environments.
Which major museum project has recently highlighted Neto’s work?
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is presenting SunForceOceanLife through September 7, 2026, a large-scale crochet installation that invites visitors to walk through elevated woven pathways, reaffirming the museum’s long-term commitment to Neto’s practice.
This article was produced with a.i. support and editorially reviewed. All statements without guarantee; auction results, exhibition dates and awards may change at short notice.
