Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth at Americas Society. (Image: Arturo Sánchez)

Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth at Americas Society. (Image: Arturo Sánchez)

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Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth in Hyperallergic Spring '23 NY Art Guide

Hyperallergic includes Americas Society's show in its "list of must-see, insightful, and very New York art events and exhibitions."

The first U.S. solo exhibition on Afro-Brazilian artist Bispo do Rosario, All Existing Materials on Earth looks at the life of the artist, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent 50-plus years in an institution, through his prolific and singular artistic output. Among the embroidered textiles and mixed-media pieces in the show (of more than 1,000 the artist produced) is his best-known work, “Annunciation Garment.”…

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