Acrobats
From June 26 to August 31, 2025, the Municipal Center for Art and Culture Il Ghetto in Cagliari will be hosting 'Acrobats', a solo exhibition by the Nuoro artist Francesco Alpigiano, curated by Chiara Manca, organized by Agorà Sardegna and Coopculture, in collaboration with the Municipality of Cagliari and with the support of the Sardegna Foundation.
The exhibition project stems from a private collection, initiated through patronage and developed over time with rigor and coherence, in which a significant core of the artist's works is present. Alongside the main selection are works from two other collections and a curated choice from Alpigiano's studio, to create a journey that documents over thirty years of activity, from 1994 to today.
The title 'Acrobats' alludes to the constant tension between lightness and rigor, between play and structure that characterizes Alpigiano's work. The artist carefully constructs a universe populated by alphabetic signs and archetypal symbols, which seem to dance in compositions that are always balanced, rich in meanings and silences.
Exhibiting these works today, some of which have remained in private contexts for a long time, is an act of listening and rediscovery. The exhibition thus serves as a bridge between what has been experienced in the private sphere and what is now offered to collective view: an opportunity to re-tune with an artistic voice that stands out, deeply coherent, rigorous and contemporary in its fidelity to itself.
The exhibition offers a structured analysis of the artist's poetics and techniques, with particular attention to the use of mixed materials (wood, metal, fabric, paper, ceramics) and visual experimentation based on typography, alphanumeric composition, and everyday objects such as shirts, buttons, drawers, and letters. The works highlight an autonomous formal language, developed outside of the main Sardinian currents of the late 20th century.
Alpigiano has built a solid and non-media-oriented practice, far from commercial circuits, focused on formal and symbolic research, with results recognized in national and international contexts.
