The Venice Biennale 2009
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Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto performs during his installation entitled Twenty Two Less Two. He lined the halls with mirrors: in this photo, they're still intact but half of them would eventually end up in pieces. Pistoletto is well known for using glass fragments and mirrors in his work.
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