AGWA is excited to present Paola Pivi – I don’t like it, I love it, a major exhibition by internationally renowned artist Paola Pivi. This vibrant and expansive show is one of the artist’s biggest and most ambitious projects in her nearly 30-year career. It features major new commissions created especially for AGWA’s unique spaces, alongside other new works and key pieces from across Pivi’s career.

This exhibition includes major new commissions created just for AGWA, making it one of Pivi’s largest projects to date. Highlights include a giant inflatable comic cell celebrating human creativity and inspired by the artist’s own journey from chemical engineering to art. This piece even features a vignette by American cartoonist Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate.

Three new feathered polar bears, symbols of our connection to the natural world and reminders of the impacts of climate change, have also been specially created for the show. Visitors will also see large-scale wall paintings, striking photographs, and a dramatic hanging sculptural installation.

Altogether, Paola Pivi – I don’t like it, I love it promises a once-in-a-lifetime experience that pushes the boundaries of art and invites us to see the world with fresh eyes.

Image – Paola Pivi Exhibition view, ‘It’s not my job, it’s your job’, 2023, [mac] musée d’art contemporain de Marseille. Courtesy the Artist and Perrotin.