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Arthur Bispo do Rosario : Atlas / Javier Téllez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Téllez, Javier, author.
- Language:
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Bispo do Rosário, Arthur, 1909-1989.
- Art, Brazilian--20th century.
- Art, Brazilian.
- Art and mental illness.
- Outsider art.
- Physical Description:
- 263 pages ; cm
- Edition:
- 1. edición.
- Place of Publication:
- México : Alias Editorial, 2025.
- Summary:
- This book offers a study of the life and work of Brazilian artist Arthur Bispo do Rosario, focusing on his visionary production created during his long confinement in psychiatric institutions. It discusses his biography, the circumstances of his institutionalization, and the large body of embroidered and assembled pieces conceived as an atlas of all existing materials on earth in preparation for the Last Judgment. It also situates his practice in relation to contemporary art, social exclusion, and mental illness, and documents the context and reception of his work.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786077985464
- OCLC:
- 1583756070
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