Ernesto Neto
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Ernesto Neto is a Brazilian contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale, immersive installations that often use soft, organic forms and tactile materials to engage viewers’ senses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ernesto Neto canonical | 8 |
| Ernesto Neto installations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1170266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernesto Neto Context triple: [Escola Nacional de Belas Artes, hasNotableAlumni, Ernesto Neto]
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A.
Christina Oiticica
Christina Oiticica is a Brazilian visual artist known for her experimental, nature-integrated works and her long-time partnership with writer Paulo Coelho.
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B.
Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz is a Brazilian contemporary artist renowned for creating intricate images from unconventional materials such as sugar, chocolate, garbage, and magazine clippings, which he then photographs as the final artwork.
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C.
Mira Schendel
Mira Schendel was a Swiss-born Brazilian artist renowned for her innovative conceptual works that explored language, materiality, and perception, making her a central figure in postwar Latin American art.
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D.
Beatriz Milhazes
Beatriz Milhazes is a Brazilian contemporary artist renowned for her vibrant, large-scale abstract paintings that blend modernist geometry with motifs from Brazilian culture and decorative arts.
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E.
Hélio Oiticica
Hélio Oiticica was a pioneering Brazilian avant-garde artist best known for his immersive installations and participatory works that helped define the Neo-Concrete movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernesto Neto Target entity description: Ernesto Neto is a Brazilian contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale, immersive installations that often use soft, organic forms and tactile materials to engage viewers’ senses.
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A.
Christina Oiticica
Christina Oiticica is a Brazilian visual artist known for her experimental, nature-integrated works and her long-time partnership with writer Paulo Coelho.
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B.
Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz is a Brazilian contemporary artist renowned for creating intricate images from unconventional materials such as sugar, chocolate, garbage, and magazine clippings, which he then photographs as the final artwork.
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C.
Mira Schendel
Mira Schendel was a Swiss-born Brazilian artist renowned for her innovative conceptual works that explored language, materiality, and perception, making her a central figure in postwar Latin American art.
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D.
Beatriz Milhazes
Beatriz Milhazes is a Brazilian contemporary artist renowned for her vibrant, large-scale abstract paintings that blend modernist geometry with motifs from Brazilian culture and decorative arts.
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E.
Hélio Oiticica
Hélio Oiticica was a pioneering Brazilian avant-garde artist best known for his immersive installations and participatory works that helped define the Neo-Concrete movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artist
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human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ |
| artisticPractice |
hanging and suspended structures
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site-specific installations ⓘ viewer participation ⓘ walk-in environments ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
body and architecture relationship
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collective experience ⓘ nature and biomorphism ⓘ organic forms ⓘ sensory perception ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| familyName | Neto ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
immersive installation
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sculpture ⓘ sensory art ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernesto ⓘ |
| hasExhibitedAt |
Biennale di Venezia
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linked to:
Venice Biennale
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao ⓘ Museum of Modern Art in New York ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
São Paulo Biennial ⓘ
linked to:
São Paulo Art Biennial
Tate Modern ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brazilian Neo-Concrete movement
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linked to:
Neo-Concrete movement
Hélio Oiticica ⓘ Lygia Clark ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ relational aesthetics ⓘ |
| name | Ernesto Neto ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale immersive installations
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tactile participatory environments ⓘ use of soft organic forms ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anthropodino
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Leviathan Thot ⓘ Navedenga ⓘ The Edges of the World ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
ball bearings
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sand ⓘ spices ⓘ stockings ⓘ stretchy fabric ⓘ styrofoam pellets ⓘ |
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Subject: Ernesto Neto Description of subject: Ernesto Neto is a Brazilian contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale, immersive installations that often use soft, organic forms and tactile materials to engage viewers’ senses.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ernesto Neto