Among the most important contemporary artists, with her sculptures, performance pieces and installation Paola Pivi (Milan, 1971) builds a personal universe ruled by the laws of absurdity.

“With her sculptures, performance pieces and installations, Paola Pivi builds an upside-down world, a personal universe ruled by the laws of absurdity. The artist’s work comes out of colossal undertakings, but is pervaded by lightness and irony: through changes of context, endless multiplications and radical displacements, Pivi’s magical realism turns apparently impossible actions into disarmingly simple gestures.” - Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director Fondazione Trussardi, Milan.

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Ph. Hugo Glendinning

Paradisoterrestre presents Rock the art, Paola Pivi’s solo show at Paradisoterrestre Gallery.

The artist triggers a short circuit between her artworks on display - large museum-like installations - and the domestic environment they are presented in. Rock the art turns the “home” of Paradisoterrestre into the fantastic universe of one of the most important contemporary artists.

The wall lamp Let'em shine art and the carpet Universe, created by Paola Pivi exclusively for Paradisoterrestre, will be presented for the first time in the exhibition.

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Thanks to Massimo De Carlo and Perrotin for their kind collaboration and to Karma Culture Brothers for the titles / Ph. Andrea Rossetti