The image depicts a shiny, metallic sculpture with a distinctive, elongated shape. The main feature is a large, teardrop-shaped crystal or gem-like element at the top, which appears to be translucent and glowing. The stem of the sculpture is adorned with a series of bulbous forms, creating a visually intriguing and elegantly sculpted design. The overall aesthetic suggests a blend of minimalist and organic forms, executed with precision and attention to detail. The context or the artist's intention behind this contemporary artwork is not provided, leaving the viewer to interpret the piece's symbolism and conceptual significance. ...
Founded in 2010 by Guillaume Sultana, Sultana collaborates with emerging international artists. The gallery space operates as a site for experimentation and expression, often bringing together well-established and lesser known artists through a playful, yet politically-engaged curatorial program that highlights practices concerned with questions of identity and their social ramifications. By giving space to curators and writers, in addition to artists, the gallery is committed to rethinking the traditional modes of exhibition-making and collaboration within the art world. In 2021, Sultana opened Sultana Summer Set Arles to convene artists, collectors, curators, and friends close to the gallery in a domestic and intimate space in the heart of the city. This space was conceived as a residency and site of exchange, to host projects angled toward creative freedom, reflection, and flânerie that eschews a regular programming schedule, and is organized instead according to the whims and desires of our community. These two spaces exemplify the spirit of Sultana: the desire to provide artists with an independent platform for expression via site-specific projects and curatorial propositions. ...
