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Ruga, Athi-Patra

Born in 1984 in Umtata, South Africa
Lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa

Athi-Patra Ruga, ... A Vigil for Mayibuye, 2015, From the series, Exiles, Inkjet print on photorag baryta, 150 x 190 cm. Courtesy In Situ - fabienne leclerc  

Exploring the border-zones between fashion, performance and contemporary art, Athi-Patra Ruga makes work that exposes and subverts the body in relation to structure, ideology and politics. Bursting with eclectic multicultural references, carnal sensuality and a dislocated undercurrent of humour, his performances, videos, costumes and photographic images create a world where cultural identity is no longer determined by geographical origins, ancestry or biological disposition, but is increasingly becoming a hybrid construct. A utopian counter-proposal to the sad dogma of the division between mind and body, sensuality and intelligence, pop culture, craft and fine art, his works expresses the eroticism of knowledge and reconciles the dream with experience. Notable exhibitions include Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions, Somerset House, London (2018), Ruga’s first major UK solo show coinciding with the 1-54 London 2018 fair.

Selected Artists

Soly Cissé

Hicham Benohoud

Seydou Keïta

Mahi Binebine

Maya-Inès Touam

Audrey Lyall

Hyacinthe Ouattara

Alioune Diagne

Artists 2023

  • A

    • Aassmaa Akhannouch
    • Abdelkader Benchamma
    • Abderrahim Yamou
    • Abdoulaye Konaté
    • Abdulrazaq Awofeso
    • Aboudia
    • Ahmed Kamel
    • Alberto Pitta
    • Alioune Diagne
    • Ambrose Rhapsody Murray
    • Amina Agueznay
    • Ana Silva
    • Audrey Lyall
  • B

    • Barthélémy Toguo
  • C

    • Caleb Kwarteng Prah
    • Collin Sekajugo
  • D

    • Daoud Aoulad-Syad
  • E

    • Elladj Lincy Deloumeaux
  • F

    • Fathi Hassan
    • Fatima Zohra Serri
  • G

    • Girma Berta
    • Gopal Dagnogo
  • H

    • Hako Hankson
    • Hicham Benohoud
    • Hicham Gardaf
    • Hyacinthe Ouattara
  • I

    • Ibrahim Ballo
    • Isaac Ato Jackson
    • Ismail Zaidy
  • J

    • Joana Choumali
    • Johanna Mirabel
    • Justin Ebanda
  • K

    • Kehinde Wiley
  • M

    • M’barek Bouhchichi
    • Mahi Binebine
    • Mariam Abouzid Souali
    • Maya-Inès Touam
    • Mo Baala
    • Mouna Saboni
    • Mous Lamrabat
    • Moustapha Baidi Oumarou
  • N

    • Nadia Taquary
    • Nicolas Lambelet Coleman
    • Nú Barreto
  • O

    • Omar Ba
  • P

    • Prince Gyasi
  • R

    • Rachel Marsil
    • Reggie Khumalo
  • S

    • Seydou Keïta
    • Siriki Ky
    • Soly Cissé
  • T

    • Thandiwe Muriu
  • V

    • Victor Fidelis
  • Y

    • Yo-Yo Gonthier
    • Youssef Nabil

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