Contract of “Theft”, 2025 contract, inkjet print on paper38.5 x 52 x 4 cm 15 ¼ x 20 ½ x 1 ½ in Contract of “Theft” is part of a series of provocations by the artist that explore the boundaries between artistic action and criminal act. Sartuzi proposes an impossible contract, in which the buyer […]
Bet (five years), 2025–? sales agreement, inkjet print on paper and painting 38.5 x 96.8 x 4 cm 15 ¼ x 38 x 1 ½ in This contract establishes the sale of a painting that does not yet exist, to be delivered to the collector at the end of five years. The proposition addresses speculation […]
Bet (post mortem), 2025–? sales agreement, contract, inkjet print on paper, and painting 38.5 x 142 x 4 cm 15 ¼ x 56 x 1 ½ in Similarly to Bet (five years), the contract proposed by Bet (post mortem) establishes the sale of a painting that does not yet exist, to be delivered only after […]
all fixed, fast-frozen, 2025 video, 4k, color, sound3’13” In the video all fixed, fast-frozen, the classic magic trick known as “cups and balls” is reinterpreted using ice. As the magician makes the small spheres disappear and reappear before the camera, a voice whispers words that both describe the actions taking place and evoke the jargon […]
cups and balls (IV), 2025 oil on linen30 x 40 cm 12 x 16 in In the cups and balls series of paintings, Sartuzi plays with different variations of the classic magic trick in which the magician shifts the positions of small balls in a game of vanishes and reappearances. Performed in countless ways throughout […]
cups and balls (VII), 2025 oil on linen30 x 40 cm 12 x 16 in In the “cups and balls” series of paintings, Sartuzi plays with different variations of the classic magic trick in which the magician shifts the positions of small balls in a game of vanishes and reappearances. Performed in countless ways throughout […]
Work (April-October), 2025 stainless steel hook and exhibition printed materials30.5 x 80 x 10 cm 12 x 31 ½ x 4 in Installation views from “Contract” at Luisa Strina (São Paulo, 2025) “Work (April–October)” brings together various printed materials from exhibitions the artist visited between April and October 2025, arranged chronologically. The title refers not […]
DEAL!, 2025 oil on canvas30.8 x 40.8 cm 12 x 16 in Installation views from “Contract” at Luisa Strina (São Paulo, 2025) The painting “DEAL!” is based on a frame from Robert Bresson’s 1959 film “Pickpocket”. In the scene, what initially appears to be a simple handshake is revealed, upon closer inspection, to be the […]
ContractLuisa Strina, São Paulo04 November 2025 – 13 February 2026 press releaseexhibition textpreviewwebsite da galeria photography: Edouard Fraipont and Julia Thompson
Exchange, 2025Transaction: One original shilling from 1645, minted in Newark (England) for a replica of this coin. Two silver coins, two jewellery boxes, two contracts and two steel shelvesInstallation: variableContracts: 40.5 x 30.5 (x 2) Installation views from “A CRIME, A CONFESSION AND A TRADE” at Nicoletti (London, 2025) “Exchange” is the transaction of an […]