Come check it out is Italian artist Paola Pivi’s first major institutional solo show in Canada. Born in Milan, Italy and currently residing on the Island of Hawai’i, Hawaii, Pivi’s practice subverts the familiar and ordinary in ways that expands on your relationship with the built environment. The exhibition includes sculptural installations that question the authenticity of iconic landmarks and symbols like the Statue of Liberty and the Polar bear, symbols that have come to stand in for ideas of freedom and the global climate crisis respectively. Staged as seemingly whimsical and theatrical assemblages, Pivi employs the power of association to unpack and demystify the contrived relationship between the natural and manufactured worlds, and in so doing invites you to reflect on your choices and the inherent responsibility they carry. Curated by Kanika Anand
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