Athi-Patra Ruga (South Africa 1984-) From …ellipsis in three parts
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Notes : Main store JHB
This work is from a sold-out Artthrob edition. In this series of prints, the artist has chosen to insert his body directly into the print-making process. Tackling the print convention that is charaterised by a matrix and a press, Ruga activated his own body as both image matrix and printing press in a three-part performance that saw the live creation of the print within a gallery context. …ellipsis in three parts was a three-part performance that took place in the Michaelis Galleries on the University of Cape Town’s Hiddingh campus with three female performers on three separate days. Both the artist and the performers were covered in body paint and engaged in a violent wrestle during which their bodies marked the paper attached to the gallery walls. The print edition is thus the trace of this live performance. - Available at: https://artthrob.co.za/product/1039/. Accessed: 02 March 2020.
Condition_report : The condition is excellent. Floated to the mount, not laid down.
