 This work sparked ample reactions in the art world and was controversially censored in the 2017 edition of the Maastricht Art Fair.The decision was never fully justified by the directional board of the fair.Only a couple of months later, Pignatelli brought "Persepoli" and the other carpets from that series to Venice and exhibited them at the historical Grand Teatro La Fenice in the show titled, "Persepoli.