Icon DONATE Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth Art at Americas Society presents Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth the first solo exhibition in the United States of Bispo do Rosario (b an Afro-Brazilian artist who created more than one thousand objects from within his confinement at Colônia Juliano Moreira a psychiatric institution in Rio de Janeiro where he lived most of his life The exhibition is bringing together iconic artworks by Bispo including hand-embroidered textiles with assorted attached elements and his signature “Annunciation Garment,” his best-known work we will present a series of public programs and publish a pocketbook The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Museu Bispo do Rosario Arte Contemporânea in Rio de Janeiro View gallery and visitors information here Arthur Bispo do Rosario wearing his work Manto da apresentação (Annunciation garment) Revista O Cruzeiro (The Cruzeiro Magazine) Untitled [Eu preciso dessas palavras escritas (I need these words written)] Untitled [Manto da apresentação (Annunciation garment)] This is a publication released to accompany Americas Society exhibition on the visionary Afro-Brazilian artist mediarelations@as-coa.org Major support for the exhibition is provided by Almeida & Dale Galeria de Arte.  The presentation of Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.  Additional support comes from the William Talbott Hillman Foundation and the Consulate General of Brazil in New York.  In-kind support is provided by Ternium Brazil.  Americas Society acknowledges the generous support from the Arts of the Americas Circle contributors: Estrellita B "The artistry of Bispo’s work is beyond dispute," writes the publication about Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth "adds another name to the 'outsider' canon" writes Roberta Smith The website of arts criticism reviewed Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth "This exhibition is a rare opportunity…to gain access to [Bispo's] varied forms of expression," writes Hyperalleric about Americas Society's show The art publication reviewed Americas Society's Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth "Teetering between the real and the imagined ephemeral aura," said the art publication in its May issue preview Art at Americas Society presents a two-day symposium organized in conjunction with the current exhibition Americas Society hosts the Brazilian artist on Instagram Live to discuss his work and artistic practice Americas Society hosts the Brazilian artist on Instagram Live to discuss her work and Bispo do Rosario’s influence on her artistic practice February 27th for two panel discussions “The Drawings of Minnie Evans” and “A Chess Game with Bispo do Rosario," organized in collaboration with Outsider Art Fair LatAm in Focus: The Story of Unlikely Art Genius Bispo do Rosario The Afro-Brazilian master never aspired to show his work yet became a huge influence on Latin American art Catch his work at Americas Society by May 20 Bispo do Rosario: All Existing Materials on Earth Pocket Book © 2025 Americas Society/Council of the Americas