Sleight of Hand (Subject Access Request), 2024-2025 documents about the artist held by the British Museum
56 copies on paper 21 x 29.7 cm

This series of documents shows images from the CCTV cameras of the British Museum on the day of the heist, the 18th of June 2024, and emails and reports from the institution mentioning Sartuzi’s actions. Both of these documents where sent to the artist after an official request. Most of them are censored by the Museum.

Installation views from the exhibition “Trick” at the Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo, 2025

SELECTION OF ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

Mateus Nunes – Did Ilê Sartuzi Rob the British Museum? (Frieze)
Oliver Basciano – How to Steal from the British Museum – a Brazilian’s Artist Guide (ArtReview)
Evan Moffitt – Another object has been stolen from the British Museum but this time by an artist (The Art Newspaper)
Sarah Huertes – Art Student Pulls Off a (Very Brief) Coin Heist at the British Museum (The New York Times)
Nadia Khomami – Brazilian artist swaps historical coin in British Museum for a fake (The Guardian)
Pierre D’Alancaisez – Art as Collateral (The Critic)
Brandon Sward – Brazilian Conceptual Artist Steals Historic Coin From the British Museum (Hyperallergic)