Athi-Patra Ruga

South African · b. 1984

Athi-Patra Ruga is a South African artist who uses performance, photography, video, textiles, and printmaking to explore notions of utopia and dystopia, material and memory.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Athi-Patra Ruga, The Night of the Long Knives I, archival ink-jet print on Photorag Baryta, dibondedThe Night of the Long Knives IStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,707,000≈ $120,873≈ £94,402≈ €107,347Sign up to see
  2. Athi-Patra Ruga, Touched by an Angel, 2014, wool and thread on tapestry canvasTouched by an AngelStrauss & Co · ZAR 796,600≈ $53,595≈ £41,132≈ €49,433Sign up to see
  3. Athi-Patra Ruga, Ilulwane ... he's not one of youz, thread on tapestry canvasIlulwane ... he's not one of youzStrauss & Co · ZAR 477,960≈ $33,276≈ £26,109≈ €29,798Sign up to see

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  1. Athi-Patra Ruga, Head of a Shaman, 2023, pencil on paper
    Head of a Shaman, 2023
    Drawing · Paper
    46 by 36 by 5cm, framed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 48,000–72,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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