WebAthi-Patra Ruga was born in 1984 in Umtata, South Africa, and lives and works in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Exploring the border zones between fashion, performance, and contemporary art, Ruga makes work that exposes and subverts the body in relation to structure, ideology, and politics. Bursting with eclectic multicultural references, carnal ... WebJun 20, 2014 · Athi-Patra Ruga . The title of Athi-Patra Ruga’s recent solo exhibition, ‘The Future White Women of Azania Saga’, composed of mostly large-scale embroidered …
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WebEva Presenhuber is pleased to present Act One …In Travesti ., an exhibition of new and recent works by Athi-Patra Ruga.This is the gallery’s first presentation by the South … WebAthi-Patra Ruga and 'Azania in Waiting, 2008-2009, 2015 (c) Athi-Patra Ruga and Tim Bowditch. The Lands of Azania (2014-2094), 2013 (c) Athi-Patra Ruga and Tim … teak poles
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WebAthi-Patra Ruga’s work has been included in several international exhibitions including Art Afrique at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris (2024), Women’s Work at the Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town (2016-2024) and Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design at the Guggenheim Bilbao (2016). WebJul 7, 2012 · The monster woman is South African performance artist Athi-Patra Ruga, well-known for his radically fashioned, highly conceptual characters that materialise in public as society’s worst nightmares. The creature’s route was to be tracked by the camera obscura in the Observatory Museum by fellow-artist Mikhael Subotzky. WebDec 4, 2024 · Athi-Patra Ruga is a prolific South African artist and is primarily a performance artist, although he experiments with a wide array of mediums. For Ruga, the body becomes not only a medium for art but a realm of infinite possibility, with each limb stretching into a new social imaginary. Stepping out of his acclaimed and outlandish … ek pirate\u0027s