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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The Night of the Long Knives IStrauss & Co · ZAR 1,707,000≈ $120,873≈ £94,402≈ €107,347Sign up to see
Touched by an AngelStrauss & Co · ZAR 796,600≈ $53,595≈ £41,132≈ €49,433Sign up to see
Ilulwane ... he's not one of youzStrauss & Co · ZAR 477,960≈ $33,276≈ £26,109≈ €29,798Sign up to see
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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. His work explores the body in relation to sensuality, culture, and ideology, often creating cultural hybrids. Themes such as sexuality, Xhosa culture, and the place of queerness within post-apartheid South Africa also permeate his work.
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