I know what I'm doing this weekend: headed up to the Park Avenue Armory to check out this sick show anthropodino by Brazilian artists Ernesto Neto. Look at these pics and I'm sure you too will get lured into Neto's spider web of fabric and scents.

anthropodino will be Neto's largest work to date and will virtually fill the Armory's expansive Wade Thompson Drill Hall. Using hundreds of yards of diaphanous material, Neto will suspend a gigantic canopy from which large, colorful, and aromatic "stalactites" will descend to within arms reach. On the ground, a series of monumental arches covered in translucent fabric will fit together like a puzzle to create a vast labyrinth of walkways and rooms that invite visitors to step inside the sculpture in which various activities, including presentations and participatory experiences, will take place.

Neto's installation will incorporate the architecture of the Armory itself, and the public will be able to explore the piece from the different perspectives of the drill hall and its interior balcony, interacting with the work from both the ground and from a "bird's eye view."

The work as it has been originally conceived will consist of a fine, net-like fabric (or "skin") to be suspended from the drill hall's majestic steel latticework ceiling, spanning an area of approximately 192 feet by 100 feet with pieces suspended from its trusses up to 69 feet long. Hundreds of pounds of spices, including turmeric, clove, ginger, black pepper and cumin, will infuse the environment with scent and provide ballast for the vertical elements.

If you've ever been to the Armory, you know the space is ENORMOUS. The fact that this piece practically fills it is insanity x 10. Read the official press release here. It includes information on dates and times, as well as a bio on the artist. There's also another page with info, images, and a virtual tour here. It's going to set you back $10, but it seems well worth it if you ask me.