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Athi-Patra Ruga & Studio
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South African artist who uses performance, painting, video, textiles to explore notions of utopia in relation to post-Apartheid, material and memory. His work explores the body in relation to sensuality and ideology,often creating cultural hybrids.
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The Clown of Fort Glamorgan
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm
2024
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Watusi Queen by Irma Stern
Bruecke Museum , Berlin
July 2025
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September 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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LESLIE-LOHMAN MUSEUM

Athi-Patra Ruga: Lord, I gotta keep on (movin’)

SEP 11, 2025 - JAN 18, 2026
September 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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During the Art Deco movement, cinema conjured a dream of what modernity could look like, and modernity raced to make that dream real.
How Art Deco Changed American Cinema
On the centennial of the movement, Film Forum is hosting a months-long retrospective of screenings.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Athi-Patra Ruga by Luke Bell Doman.
August 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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uFanon eSalon
Tapestry in Petit Point
70 cm x 90 cm
2022
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August 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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“At The End Of The Rainbow We Look Back”. Sculpture by South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga in an exhibition "Of Gods, Rainbows & Omissions" at Somerset House
Larger than life size sculpture of a goddess encrusted with jewels, crystal and glass. She is standing on a mirrored plinth edged with bright lights Close up of the head of a statue of a goddess, showing clearly the encrustation of jewels and crystals
June 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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The Apparition
Archival print
2018
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April 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Athi-Patra Ruga's 'Amadoda On The Verge' Exhibition Launches
Athi-Patra Ruga recently unveiled his solo exhibition 'Amanda on the Verge... [1835 - 2025]' at BKhz Gallery in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
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January 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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‘I chase virtuosity’ – Athi Patra Ruga on solo exhibition, Amadoda on the Verge | Drum
This exhibition on show at the BKhz Gallery in Rosebank presents a powerful exploration of South African colonial history through Ruga's signature avatars, which navigate the complexities of identity,...
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January 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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January 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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December 4, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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On the Lip of The Negress (Feral Francois)
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on Belgian linen
72 × 57 cm
2024
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December 3, 2024 at 9:32 AM
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Jacob About to Wrestle an Angel
Athi-Patra Ruga
Wool and thread on petit point tapestry
190 x 144 cm
2021
November 28, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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The Provost was also Prisoner
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on canvas
32 x 23,5 cm
2024
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November 27, 2024 at 5:40 AM
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Hardened heart
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on Belgian linen
105 x 77 cm
2024
November 26, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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Tomorrow belongs to Me
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on canvas
80 x 53 cm
2024
November 26, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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Desire Marea (Labanotation),
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on Belgian linen
90 x 63 cm
2024
November 26, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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ulyali noAlgernon (Charlie and Algernon)
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on canvas
80 x 53 cm
2024
November 26, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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Dyani Mfenqu on the Kei River
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on canvas
80 x 53 cm
2024
November 26, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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Pan
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on Belgian linen
72 × 57 cm
2024
November 26, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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The Crane of Golgotha
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm
2024
November 26, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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The Clown of Fort Glamorgan
Athi-Patra Ruga
Oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm
2024
November 26, 2024 at 1:14 PM