Pieter Hugo

(South African, born 1976)

Pieter Hugo is a contemporary South African artist whose work addresses issues of class, identity, violence, and privilege with photography. Hugo uses photography to document marginalized and downtrodden groups in regions of Africa, including Nigerian hyena tamers, albinos, and children who survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide. His artistic voice is fueled by his awareness of vestigial Apartheid—his white privilege providing him the ability to produce contemporary photography, while prohibiting him from ever accessing the experience of black Africans. “A lot of my inspiration is reactionary to images I see in the media. The Hyena Men started with a picture that someone took on a cell phone,” the artist has said of his subject matter. “Apparently he was an employee of a mobile phone network in Nigeria and he photographed them from a car window. The Nollywood series was made because while I was doing the hyena work everywhere in West Africa, every hotel I went to, every bar I went to, people were watching these movies.” Born on October 29, 1976 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Hugo first began work in the Cape Town film industry, before embarking on a career in art photography. The artist continues to live and work in Cape Town, South Africa. His works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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Pieter Hugo (224 results)
John Kwesi, Wild Honey Collector, Techiman..., 2005

Pieter Hugo

John Kwesi, Wild Honey Collector, Techiman..., 2005

Sale Date: January 21, 2021

Auction Closed

Mohammed Rabiu with Jamis, Ibusa, Nigeria, 2007

Pieter Hugo

Mohammed Rabiu with Jamis, Ibusa, Nigeria, 2007

Sale Date: December 9, 2020

Auction Closed

Morris Toe, Monrovia, from the series 'Boy..., 2006

Pieter Hugo

Morris Toe, Monrovia, from the series 'Boy..., 2006

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

Auction Closed

'MUMMY AHMADU AND MALLAM MANTARI LAMAL WITH..., 2005

Pieter Hugo

'MUMMY AHMADU AND MALLAM MANTARI LAMAL WITH..., 2005

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

Auction Closed

Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, 2010, 2010

Pieter Hugo

Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, 2010, 2010

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

Auction Closed

Mallam Galadima Ahmadu with Jamis, Lagos,..., 2005

Pieter Hugo

Mallam Galadima Ahmadu with Jamis, Lagos,..., 2005

Sale Date: September 30, 2020

Auction Closed

Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Nigeria , 2005

Pieter Hugo

Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Nigeria , 2005

Sale Date: September 25, 2020

Auction Closed

The Honourable Justice Unity Dow, 2005, 2005

Pieter Hugo

The Honourable Justice Unity Dow, 2005, 2005

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

Auction Closed

ABDULAI YAHAYA, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA,..., 2010

Pieter Hugo

ABDULAI YAHAYA, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA,..., 2010

Sale Date: March 31, 2020

Auction Closed

AL HASAN, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA, GHANA, , 2009

Pieter Hugo

AL HASAN, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA, GHANA, , 2009

Sale Date: March 31, 2020

Auction Closed

ABDULAI YAHAYA, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA,..., 2010

Pieter Hugo

ABDULAI YAHAYA, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA,..., 2010

Sale Date: March 31, 2020

Auction Closed

AISSAH SALIFU, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA,..., 2010

Pieter Hugo

AISSAH SALIFU, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA,..., 2010

Sale Date: March 31, 2020

Auction Closed

YAKUBU AL HASAN, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA, , 2009

Pieter Hugo

YAKUBU AL HASAN, AGBOGBLOSHIE MARKET, ACCRA, , 2009

Sale Date: March 31, 2020

Auction Closed

Aissah Salifu, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra,..., 2010

Pieter Hugo

Aissah Salifu, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra,..., 2010

Sale Date: July 13, 2020

Auction Closed

Untitled, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, 2010

Pieter Hugo

Untitled, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, 2010

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

Auction Closed

Naasra Yeti, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, 2009

Pieter Hugo

Naasra Yeti, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, 2009

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

Auction Closed

ALHAJI HASSAN WITH AJASCO, OGERE-REMO, NIGERIA, 2007

Pieter Hugo

ALHAJI HASSAN WITH AJASCO, OGERE-REMO, NIGERIA, 2007

Sale Date: February 12, 2020

Auction Closed

Julia Clark, Cape Town, 2001

Pieter Hugo

Julia Clark, Cape Town, 2001

Sale Date: February 15, 2020

Auction Closed

Song lyke with Etube. Thank God and Mpompo...., 2008

Pieter Hugo

Song lyke with Etube. Thank God and Mpompo...., 2008

Sale Date: November 22, 2019

Auction Closed

Mohammed Rabiu with Jamis, Ibusa, Nigeria, 2007

Pieter Hugo

Mohammed Rabiu with Jamis, Ibusa, Nigeria, 2007

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

Auction Closed

Mallam Galadima Ahmadu with Jamis, Abuja,..., 2005

Pieter Hugo

Mallam Galadima Ahmadu with Jamis, Abuja,..., 2005

Sale Date: November 3, 2019

Auction Closed

ABDULLAHI MOHAMMED WITH MAINASARA, LAGOS,..., 2007

Pieter Hugo

ABDULLAHI MOHAMMED WITH MAINASARA, LAGOS,..., 2007

Sale Date: November 8, 2019

Auction Closed

Ela Diggs, Monrovia, Liberia, 2006

Pieter Hugo

Ela Diggs, Monrovia, Liberia, 2006

Sale Date: November 5, 2019

Auction Closed

Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Lagos,..., 2007

Pieter Hugo

Abdullahi Mohammed with Mainasara, Lagos,..., 2007

Sale Date: November 5, 2019

Auction Closed

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