Paola Pivi

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Paola Pivi
Born1971
Milan, Italy [1]
Website paolapivi.com

Paola Pivi (born 1971) is an Italian multimedia artist. [2]

She has worked in artistic media including photography, sculpture and installation. [3] Some of her works contain performance elements, at times involving live animals and people. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] In 1999, she received the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Biennale. [9] Examples of her work are in public collections including those of the Centre Pompidou [1] in Paris and MAXXI in Rome. [10] [ failed verification ]

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