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)
David Akore, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra,..., 2010

Pieter Hugo

David Akore, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra,..., 2010

Sale Date: November 3, 2016

Auction Closed

Escort Kama, Enugu, Nigeria from Nollywood, 2008

Pieter Hugo

Escort Kama, Enugu, Nigeria from Nollywood, 2008

Sale Date: November 3, 2016

Auction Closed

Steven Mohapi, South Africa, 2003

Pieter Hugo

Steven Mohapi, South Africa, 2003

Sale Date: November 7, 2016

Auction Closed

Animal handler with Ajasco, Lagos, Nigeria,..., 2007

Pieter Hugo

Animal handler with Ajasco, Lagos, Nigeria,..., 2007

Sale Date: October 31, 2016

Auction Closed

Tem Vleksi, Cape Town, 2003

Pieter Hugo

Tem Vleksi, Cape Town, 2003

Sale Date: October 9, 2016

Auction Closed

Animal Handler with Ajusco, Lagos, Nigeria,..., 2007

Pieter Hugo

Animal Handler with Ajusco, Lagos, Nigeria,..., 2007

Sale Date: May 23, 2016

Auction Closed

AMILOO AND CLEAR, ABUJA, NIGERIA, 2005

Pieter Hugo

AMILOO AND CLEAR, ABUJA, NIGERIA, 2005

Sale Date: May 19, 2016

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Montle Moorosi, 2011

Pieter Hugo

Montle Moorosi, 2011

Sale Date: April 29, 2016

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

Pieter Hugo

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

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

Auction Closed

Escort Kama, Enugu, Nigeria from Nollywood, 2008

Pieter Hugo

Escort Kama, Enugu, Nigeria from Nollywood, 2008

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

Auction Closed

Mohammed Rabiu with Jamis, Asaba, Nigeria..., 2007

Pieter Hugo

Mohammed Rabiu with Jamis, Asaba, Nigeria..., 2007

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

Auction Closed

Kwadwo Konado, Wild Honey Collector,..., 2005

Pieter Hugo

Kwadwo Konado, Wild Honey Collector,..., 2005

Sale Date: February 17, 2016

Auction Closed

Emeka, motorcyclist and abdullahi ahmadu,..., 2007

Pieter Hugo

Emeka, motorcyclist and abdullahi ahmadu,..., 2007

Sale Date: November 21, 2015

Auction Closed

Mohammed rabiu with jamis, asaba, (serie ii: , 2007

Pieter Hugo

Mohammed rabiu with jamis, asaba, (serie ii: , 2007

Sale Date: November 21, 2015

Auction Closed

Kwadwo Konado, Wild Honey Collector,..., 2005

Pieter Hugo

Kwadwo Konado, Wild Honey Collector,..., 2005

Sale Date: October 27, 2015

Auction Closed

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

Pieter Hugo

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

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

Auction Closed

Jatto with Mainasara, Ogere-Remo, Nigeria..., 2007

Pieter Hugo

Jatto with Mainasara, Ogere-Remo, Nigeria..., 2007

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

Auction Closed

Alhaji Hassan with Ajasco, 2007

Pieter Hugo

Alhaji Hassan with Ajasco, 2007

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

Auction Closed

Pieter and Maryna Vermeulen with Timana..., 2006

Pieter Hugo

Pieter and Maryna Vermeulen with Timana..., 2006

Sale Date: September 12, 2015

Auction Closed

Lawrence Phutiyayne - De Doorns, 2005

Pieter Hugo

Lawrence Phutiyayne - De Doorns, 2005

Sale Date: September 12, 2015

Auction Closed

Owen Knibbs, 2005

Pieter Hugo

Owen Knibbs, 2005

Sale Date: August 1, 2015

Auction Closed

Paul Ankomah, Wild Honey Collector, Techiman , 2005

Pieter Hugo

Paul Ankomah, Wild Honey Collector, Techiman , 2005

Sale Date: July 27, 2015

Auction Closed

Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Nigeria , 2005

Pieter Hugo

Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Nigeria , 2005

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

Auction Closed

Kwadwo Konado, Wild Honey Collector, Techiman...

Pieter Hugo

Kwadwo Konado, Wild Honey Collector, Techiman...

Sale Date: May 3, 2015

Auction Closed

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