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RUGA is an experimental clothing line rooted in Rujuta Rao's interdisciplinary art practice. Conceptual, and gender-expansive, the garments pursue a range of inquiries: some occupy the space between clothes, publications, and sculpture, while others engage questions of bodily fragmentation and reunification through harnessing. Varying in their utility, they invite audiences to determine how they are worn. Each garment is crafted in small batches with fabrics sourced from organizations across India working to revive Indigenous cotton, handloom techniques, and natural dyeing, alongside reclaimed deadstock and textile waste. Edition sizes are determined by fabric availability and harvest cycles. RUGA is presently incubating at NEW INC, the New Museum's cultural incubator. 

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