Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The Mason Free Oil on Belgian linen 43 cm x 33 cm 2026 010
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaMoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Georges Rouault, Clown, 1912 botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont… 0317
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Icanti* ( or Don Quixote) 2025 Oil on Canvas 120 cm x 75 cm * “a charmed snake, friend to prostitutes and unattractive suitors.” 020
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Soty’efileyo* (or The Cannibal) 2025 Oil on Canvas 70 cm x 50 cm More Cameos from The Frontier . *We’ll eat the dead. 000
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Cameo: the fort, your body on mine. 2025 Oil on Canvas 75 cm x 75 cm @athipatraruga.bsky.social 050
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaErik Steinskog @eriksteinskog.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Michael Tilson Thomas, 1944-2026. R.I.P. Here he is conducting Steve Reich's The Desert Music (written 1982-83, first performance 1984, this recording 1985).youtube.comSteve Reich – The Desert Music 1985 AlbumYouTube video by Tales 3000 051
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaSue Burnett @suzyburn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026My sister got me the greatest birthday present ever! 1634237360
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Athi-Patra Ruga Homecoming, 2025 copper foil, lead solder, onglaze fired, stained glass, steel frame 54 x 43 x 1 cm 21 1/4 x 16 7/8 x 3/8 in 1 of 1 + 1 AP (#1/1) 030
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 03/04/2026ATHI-PATRA RUGA Mayibuye in Excelsior, 2025 copper foil, lead solder, onglaze fired, stained glass, steel frame 104.5 x 64 x 1.5 cm 41 1/8 x 25 1/4 x 5/8 in 1 of 1 + 1 AP (#1/1) 010
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Athi-Patra Ruga "Over the Wall", 2026 copper foil, lead solder, onglaze fired, stained glass, steel frame 14 x 50.5 x 1 cm 1 of 1 + 1 AP (#1/1) 010
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaArtReview @artreview.bsky.social · 19/02/2026South Africa’s high court has rejected artist Gabrielle Goliath’s bid to reinstate her pavilion artreview.com/south-africa...artreview.comSouth African Court dismisses Gabrielle Goliath’s bid to reinstate cancelled Venice pavilionThe judge did not provide reasons for her ruling. 001
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/02/2026Perennial vegetables are eco-friendly, easy to maintain and can provide you with fresh produce over many harvests. We have tips on how to start your own garden: wapo.st/4kGRC6E 3268
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Happy Valentines Art Lovers . (“I’m smiling on the inside bih!”) 032
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Opening tomorrow “Cameos from athe Frontier.” 14/02 000
Reposted by Athi-Patra Rugaandré carrington @andrecarrington.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Make a place for me on the Ark of Bones. @fordhampress.bsky.social 25917
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaArtReview @artreview.bsky.social · 29/01/2026A personal relationship with the late artist and his defiant, fiery work artreview.com/one-day-this...artreview.com“One Day This Boy…”: How David Wojnarowicz Gave Me LifeThe author of 'I Will Greet the Sun Again' chronicles a personal relationship with the late artist and his defiant, fiery work 0144
Reposted by Athi-Patra Rugatklv.bsky.social @tklv.bsky.social · 23/01/2026I went through a little bit more of the Asian Art Museum, mostly the Indian and Iranian art, and some of the Chinese art. That museum sprawls a little, and I kept getting lost. Then, it was off to the African Art Museum. First stop was the queer art exhibition. 111
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Interview with Artthrob Chief Editor Nkgopoleng Moloi for my first US institutional . #athipatrarugashare.googleBathing in Paradox: An Interview with Athi-Patra Ruga - ArtThrobThe following is an edited conversation between Athi-Patra Ruga and Nkgopoleng Moloi, a few months before the opening of Ruga’s exhibition at the Leslie Lohman Museum, titled ‘Athi-Patra Ruga: Lord, ... 000
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art@smithsonian_africanart ! Curated by Kevin Dumouchelle & Serubiri Moses. This exhibition is the largest and first show (outside of Africa) to focus on out artists making work about their identities, experiences, worldviews, and communities. #athipatraruga 000
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Versatile Queen: A Transhuman Proposal 2016 Wool and thread on tapestry canvas Smithsonian Museum purchase, 2024-8-1. #athipatraruga #queerart #blackart #protectthedolls 060
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaHyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 27/01/2026“Decolonization cannot be conditional. It cannot operate on the assumption that Western institutions are the most competent custodians of non-Western heritage. Nor can it coexist with legal frameworks designed to protect the spoils of empire.” –Emiline Smithhyperallergic.comBritish Museum Launches Farcical “Decolonizing” Loan ProgramLong-term loans to former colonies are not restitution. They do not acknowledge historical wrongdoing, nor do they restore agency to source communities. 1159
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026On January 20th, one year into Trump's second term, do I really need to remind you? zeteo.com/p/our-year-f... 511228436
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Thank you to all with eyes to see and hearts to feel . “Lord I gotta keep on (moving)” Leslie Lohman Museum Manhattan, NY. #africanart #queerart #figurativeart #athipatraruga 000
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Studio jamming to Philip Glass’s ‘Satyagraha’ got me thinking about Gandhi’s time in South Africa. It’s fascinating how non-violent resistance worked for Gandhi but was a different story for Black South Africans during apartheid armed struggle . A lot to unpack there 🤣 010
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaThe Art Newspaper @theartnewspaper.bsky.social · 14/01/2026The artist and curator selected to represent South Africa at this year’s Venice Biennale have appealed to the country’s president to intervene after their pavilion was cancelled by a government minister. buff.ly/rs3Gkx0 021
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaHyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 11/01/2026“Long-term loans are not restitution. They do not acknowledge historical wrongdoing, nor do they restore agency to source communities. Instead, they reinforce a museum’s claim of ownership over objects it has no moral (and often legal) right to possess.” –Emiline Smith buff.ly/5rMvteu 1338
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Last Weekend to see our first institutional show in the US - Lord I’ve gotta keep on (moving). Leslie Lohman Museum Manhattan, New York . 000
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Magnolia infused turps could be a vibe … a mood . 000
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 27/12/2025mods are asleep post Rare Kate Bush 21327
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Stainedglass series loading … #softskinwillcut #artsky #queersky #athipatraruga 010
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaZach Grear @zachgrear.bsky.social · 24/12/2025“CRASH” Marker on paper, collage, 2025. 0696
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Merry Xmas from us to You ⛱️ #athipatraruga #xmas #blacksky #queersky #femsky 020
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaThe Onion @theonion.com · 21/12/2025Sad Sack Bullied By Area Goose theonion.com/sad-sack-bullied-by-ar… 341300112
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaDia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Oops. Almost forgot the book cover. What a title! 3836325
Reposted by Athi-Patra Rugajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/12/2025i made some comically large pancakes for breakfast this morning 231309746
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaGreat art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · 21/12/2025Without Hope, 1945 #kahlo #surrealism 0336
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaThe Art Newspaper @theartnewspaper.bsky.social · 16/12/2025The Whitney Museum has announced 56 artists, duos and collectives for the 2026 Biennial, spanning 25 US states, Puerto Rico and regions shaped by US power. buff.ly/4vK9bq9 031
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaThe Art Newspaper @theartnewspaper.bsky.social · 16/12/2025A new MoMA exhibition examines how West and Central African studio portraits of the 1950s and 60s helped shape ideas of freedom and Black identity. buff.ly/48pdbWh 062
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 20/12/2025…after he left . 2007 Video ed. 5/5 x 2AP #athipatraruga #femmesky #queerart #blacksky 010
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Mayibuye in Alia 2015 Stainedglass, pigment on glass . Now on view at Leslie Lohman Museum, New York, NY. 000
Athi-Patra Ruga @athipatraruga.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Thank you Artthrob for the conversation on our show Lord I Gotta Keep on Moving at @leslielohmanmuseum 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 artthrob.co.za/2025/10/09/b...artthrob.co.zaBathing in Paradox: An Interview with Athi-Patra Ruga - ArtThrobThe following is an edited conversation between Athi-Patra Ruga and Nkgopoleng Moloi, a few months before the opening of Ruga’s exhibition at the Leslie Lohman Museum, titled ‘Athi-Patra Ruga: Lord, ... 000
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaTav Nyong’o @tavia.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Daily practice. After Athi-Patra Ruga, Zipporah Regards Bridegroom of Blood. 2025. Pastel on paper. 081
Reposted by Athi-Patra Ruga[UNOFFICIAL] Now Playing on Criterion 24/7 @upnextcriterion.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Now playing (03:05 AM PST): "Public Service Announcement" (2014) By Athi-Patra Ruga Runtime: 15 min. 111
Reposted by Athi-Patra RugaPressPortal 🇿🇦 @pressportal.co.za · 21/05/2025Hazendal Launches Limited-edition Prestige Brut By Athi-patra Ruga TO Support SA Arts - MyPressportal - Free Press Releases South Africa #mypressportal #pressrelease #AfricaNewsroom #bizcommunity #publicrelations #africa #southafrica pressportal.co.zaHazendal Launches Limited-edition Prestige Brut By Athi-patra Ruga TO Support SA Arts - MyPressportal - Free Press Releases South AfricaHazendal Wine Estate is proud to launch the Artist Series | Limited Edition label. 011