Athi Patra Ruga
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Seeds of the Fig exhibition showcases contemporary sculpture
Hosted on a Tulbagh wine farm, the exhibition presents work by 24 young African artists
Rethinking Irma Stern and the style of whiteness
A season of auctions, exhibitions and books devoted to Irma Stern upends perceptions of her stuffy legend
Working alone, together: presenting the Wits Young Artist Award 2020 winners
Vick Bester, Pebofatso Mokoena and Jade Palmer, this year’s Wits Young Artist Award winners, each engage with with the particularities of the places where they live, inviting us…
The list: Athi-Patra Ruga’s constant reinvention
Characters have been a central part to Athi-Patra Ruga’s practice since the early days of his artistic career. Here he lets us in on their backstories
Athi-Patra Ruga’s new exhibition: The stain at the end of rainbow
Athi-Patra Ruga’s latest exhibition, ‘Interior/Exterior/ Dramatis Personae’, takes his characters on transformative journeys
But some of us are brave
Athi-Patra Ruga’s ‘Queens in Exile’is on at Whatiftheworld Gallery in Cape Town on. Writer Lindokuhle Nkosi contributes to Ruga’s monography
Ruga explores exile within
The artist weaves a complex tapestry of personal and global histories that points to an all-embracing place
Athi-Patra Ruga’s latest art shows ‘Azania’ without a purpose
Athi-Patra Ruga’s National Arts Festival show brings to mind a neo-avant-gardist catwalk display or an opening act for Lady Gaga, writes Athi Joja.
Athi-Patra Ruga’s win spotlights 10 essential performance artists
As Athi-Patra Ruga claims the 2015 Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year Award for Performance Art, we look at young SA talent making waves.
A window of opportunity for artist Athi-Patra Ruga
Athi-Patra Ruga hopes to mesmerise passers-by when they look at his tapestry display for Louis Vuitton on the Champs-Elysées in Paris.