Bag Factory artist Athi-Patra Ruga opens his first gallery exhibition in the side gallery at Michael Stevenson in Cape Town this evening. The show entitled She's Dancing for the Rain with her Hand in the Toaster features an installation of suspended garments designed by Ruga, and will be complemented by Scenes from Miss Congo, a multi-channel video work shot on location in Kinshasa, DRC, during a recent residency (part of the final instalment of Die Naai Masjien Trilogy). Ruga and his team, consisting of performance partner Christopher Martin, actress Simanga Humphrey and personal assistant/production designer Bianca Nobanda will present a performance at the opening tonight, Monday 4 June from 6pm to 8pm.
Exhibition closes 7 July 2007.
www.iqons.com/athi-patra
Michael Stevenson
Hill House
De Smidt Street (off Somerset Road),
Green Point,
Cape Town,
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