The quiet precision of Ayesha Sultana

Ayesha Sultana in her studio. Photographs by Peyton Fulford for Art Basel.

The quiet precision of Ayesha Sultana In a world of visual noise, Ayesha Sultana’s art offers something rare: restraint. Her graphite and oil works do not shout for attention. Instead, they invite stillness, repetition, and an intimate engagement with space, qualities that increasingly resonate with curators and collectors alike. Sultana, who lives and works in […]

What a $6.24 million banana reveals about art market supply and demand

Ayesha Sultana in her studio. Photographs by Peyton Fulford for Art Basel.

What a $6.24 million banana taught us about supply and demand It was a banana, duct-taped to a wall. It sold for $120,000. Then again. And again. Eventually, the story of Comedian by Maurizio Cattelan reached a crescendo at $300,000, or so we thought. In late 2024, one edition resold at auction for over US$6.24 […]

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