Art. South African Artist Athi-Patra Ruga to Collaborate with Louis Vuitton.
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Athi-Patra Ruga, Black Contemporary Artists, African Contemporary Artists
(Uzuko, 2013)


Athi-Patra Ruga is a multi-faceted artist who works in a lot of different mediums ranging from tapestry to photography to performance art. Much of his work takes a deeper look at gender and identity in post-colonial Africa by employing a complex, fantasy world. Luxury brand Louis Vuitton recently commission Ruga to created a giant tapestry will be displayed this fall in the brand’s Champs-Élysées flagship store in Paris.

Athi-Patra Ruga lives and works in Johannesburg and Capetown.


Athi-Patra Ruga, Black Contemporary Artists, African Contemporary Artists
(UnoZuko, 2013)

Athi-Patra Ruga, Black Contemporary Artists, African Contemporary Artists
(The Night of the Long Knives I, 2013)

Athi-Patra Ruga, Black Contemporary Artists, African Contemporary Artists
(The Night of the Long Knives II, 2013)

Athi-Patra Ruga, Black Contemporary Artists, African Contemporary Artists
(The Future White Women of Azania, Performance, 2012)