Paola Pivi: Come See Lies, Lies
Come discover Paola Pivi’s first major exhibition in Quebec, as well as her first traveling exhibition in Canada.
Crédit: Paola Pivi, Milk shake move, 2024; They call me Polar Bear, 2024. Photos: Guillaume Ziccarelli. Avec l’aimable permission de l’artiste et de Perrotin. Paola Pivi, Twice in a week, 2021. Photo: Jason Mandella. Avec l’aimable permission de l’artiste et de Perrotin.
407 Rue Saint-Pierre, Vieux-Montréal, Ville-Marie, Montréal, Montréal (région administrative), Québec, H2Y 2M3, Canada
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APRIL 2026
SEPTEMBER 2026
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Paola Pivi’s art explores possibilities and potential. It is about freedom and truth. Born in Milan and currently based in Toronto, the artist reimagines the familiar and the ordinary in ways that broaden our relationship with the built environment. Drawing on careful observation and the imagination, her work unfolds worlds that are both curious and magical, while remaining grounded in the realities of our time. Come see for yourself. “Lies Lies” marks Paola Pivi’s first major touring exhibition in Canada. The exhibition brings together sculptural installations that question the authenticity of iconic symbols—such as the Statue of Liberty or the polar bear—now associated with ideas of freedom and climate change. At the heart of the exhibition, the immersive work *Lies* (2018) invites the public to reflect on the unstable terrain between truth and lies, real information and fabricated information.Often presented as theatrical assemblages, Pivi’s works harness the power of association to reveal and demystify the constructed relationship between the natural and the man-made worlds. They thus lead us to question our choices and to grasp the intrinsic responsibility they entail. Her work focuses on what is accurate and factual, revealing layers of misinformation and stereotypes, while maintaining an element of irony and playfulness that fosters broader engagement and deeper introspection.
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