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cruise. On June 20 the artist boarded the Isolda, a Polish merchant ship for a 16 days
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Both videos were screened in Italy between 1997 and 1998, first in Milan and then in
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Chierici’s works are part of permanent collections in important cultural institutions, both in Italy and abroad, such as Milan’s PAC, Rome’s GNAM, Rovereto's MART and the New York
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also responsible for the film score. The trip also inspired a brief exhibition held at the
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