International contemporary art platform04.06.1985–05.06.2011
Leon Botha
Leon Botha (1985–2011) was a South African artist, musician, DJ, and performance artist from Cape Town. He worked in rap, hip-hop, electronic, and rave music genres and was one of the few people with progeria to live to 26 years old.
Biography
Leon Botha was born on June 4, 1985, in Cape Town, South Africa. He was an artist, musician, DJ, and performance artist representing contemporary South African culture. Botha worked musically across rap, hip-hop, electronic, and rave genres. His life was marked by a rare condition, progeria, which made him one of the few people with this disease to reach the age of 26. His creative activities spanned both visual arts and music, where he realized his artistic ideas. Leon Botha died on June 5, 2011, in his hometown of Cape Town.
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