Il Mago

was born in Milan, Italy in 1968. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, from 1989-1991.
His work has been exhibited worldwide, including at the 54th Venice Biennial and is part of major private and public collections including the Museum of Fine art in Boston, The Library of Congress in Washington, Maison Europèenne de la Photographie in Paris and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome.
After years of living and working in New York, Ventura relocated in 2010 to Anghiari, a small town in Tuscany, where he currently lives and works.
www.paoloventura.com