Wow. Went to the Park Avenue Armory to see the installation by the Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto (who I've written about before), and it's amazing. First of all, I'd never been in the armory before, but it's a great huge space. Apparently the interiors of the rooms are historic too. But the installation is definitely the star.

Huge, anthropomorphic, skeletal, dripping, and yet so soft and beautiful because of the fabric and the forms. It was kid city there on friday afternoon, and you can see why. There was a 'pool' filled with plastic balls for playing in, a funky hand-knotted carpet that came up into a soft bump, and a padded play 'room' - all tucked into and around the big form.

And then the added bonus of the scents - about 20 spices used in the hanging forms - giving the work a whole new dimension that's subtle and very interesting.

UPDATE: Put my pictures up for all to see.