Milla Jovovich goes braless in flesh-coloured negligee for performance at Venice art festival

PUBLISHED: 19:26 EST, 28 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:26 EST, 29 May 2013

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She has found success as both a model and an actress.

And Milla Jovovich combined those skills for an unusual performance piece in Italy.

The 37-year-old showed off her incredibly toned figure in nude negligee as she turned herself into a living artwork as part of the famed Venice Biennale art festival on Tuesday.

Daring: Milla Jovovich went braless for a performance piece at the Venice Biennale art festival on Tuesday in Italy, pictured with artist Tara Subkoff

Milla, who teamed up with US artist Tara Subkoff to create the piece, was installed in a glass box sparsely decorated with opulent furniture in the Italian city.

The Resident Evil star played a character for five hours, and was only allowed to communicate with the outside world using electronic devices like tablets and phones.

She was seen pinning her hair up while looking in a mirror, and also sitting on a bench putting on her shoes while people watched her performance from the outside.

Art imitating life: The 37-year-old showed off her incredible legs as she performed in a glass structure

Daring: The 37-year-old opted not to wear a bra for the performance, which was conceived by American artist Tara Subkoff, pictured right

Like home: The star was seen sitting crossed legs as she put on her orange flat while people watched her from the outside

Picturesque: Milla kneeled against a backdrop of roses and gorgeous Italian architecture

The actress looked gorgeous in the flimsy underwear, opting not to wear a bra for the occasion.

She wore her brown hair pinned up and sported thick black liner that made her blue eyes pop.

She donned pretty patent leather orange flats that added colour to her outfit.

Beauty routine: Milla was seen pinnig her hair while looking in a mirror during the performance

Technology age: Milla was only allowed to communicate using electronic devices during the five-hour piece

David Blaine would be proud: It is not the first time someone has sat in a glass box for a lengthy period

Glass act: The clever model and actress made sure the photographers never knew what to expect

Milla tweeted a series of excited messages in the run-up to the event, writing: 'Hey every1! I'm about to start the performance piece w #tarasubkoff I now #fakemilla for the nxt 5 hrs. Goodbye real milla.'

It wasn't clear why, but during the performance her house started to fill with a large number of cardboard boxes, which seemed to unsettle the star.

'this is a bit overwhelming. how did i end up getting this much stuff?! lolol! i swear i'm very simple normally.'

The fun never stops: She reached in vain for profundity as she dramatically removed a mask from her face

Mirror, mirror on the wall: She took some time from looking at her reflection to check her text messages

Having an art attack: The model gleefully tossed aside a garment as she insightfully commented on contemporary consumerism

A bit much: Milla tweeted that she was 'overwhelmed' by all the 'stuff' piling up in her structure, which must have formed part of the performance

True romance: Milla tweeted the view from her glass house, overlooking the Venice canals

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Big deal, I sit in a cube for 8+ hours a day, five days per week. I guess I'm an artiste.

- BunnyFaber , NYC, United Kingdom, 30/5/2013 12:18

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Mmmmh Nip Nip

- Brownstar711 , Coventry, United Kingdom, 30/5/2013 11:11

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looks so plain and old supermodel eh ugly tall lanky girls

- russianprincess , los angeles, United States, 30/5/2013 08:54

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IVE SEEN BIGGER GNAT BITES

- thomas.picken , warrington, United Kingdom, 30/5/2013 07:54

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This seems to me to be some sort of "performance art" of which I believe it is always neither when you put those 2 words together. I don't understand why an A list actress would expose herself in this way. This type of "performance" is more suited to an ingenue or unknown.

- Daisy Jones , San Francisco, United States, 30/5/2013 07:41

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why would a woman wear a bra in a negligee there either for sleep or sex you would not wear a bra for either

- jr23 , cape coral fl usa, 30/5/2013 05:22

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She'll carry those eyes and that smile with her into her nineties. Gorgeous as always.

- Resident , somewhere in America, 30/5/2013 03:10

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Getting a bit Nipply out there!

- Jack , London, 30/5/2013 02:38

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not a very flattering look for her...sorry i had to check anyway.