At first glance, the gesture seems to sit at odds with the artist’s path and philosophy. Since the 1980s, Flycat has been a voice within a movement once dismissed and pushed to the margins, lumped into a crude “vandal” stereotype. Only later - thanks in part to the work of Gisella Borioli and Superstudio in reshaping the narrative - did urban art become legitimised and celebrated on Milan’s cultural scene. And yet, rather than a contradiction, this work reveals Flycat’s full coherence, sensitivity, and talent. A contemporary altarpiece of sorts, it portrays the Duomo of Milan and celebrates the Olympic Games soon to arrive in the Lombard capital. The artist, born Luca Massironi, remains unmistakably himself.
Unbound by rules and conventions and free to shift, from one work to the next, references, inspirations, styles, visions, messages, and now even settings and recipients, Flycat does not betray his identity. He simply expands it. He leaves the city’s street walls behind and chooses the walls of the Police Headquarters instead, installing a painting meant to «represent a symbol of commitment, identity and rebirth, underlining the role of the State Police and the Milan Police Headquarters as guardians of security and legality in protection of the city and Milano Cortina 2026» he explains.
Designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing architecture and to enhance institutional spaces, Ascesa Cæleste creates a dialogue between light and form, geometry and colour, conceived as a celebration of Milan from within one of its most emblematic civic institutions. The Duomo rises as a symbol of balance between progress and tradition, while the gold of the Madonnina, echoing, in spirit, the Olympic flame, becomes a beacon of inspiration and exchange. It is the same spirit of inspiration and dialogue that, in 2020, found a stage in his solo show FLYCAT The Piece (Peace) Maker at Superstudio Più’s MyOwnGallery, a space the artist described as «a place of possibilities, a living showcase where every artistic vision can take shape and meet its audience».

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