Michelangelo Galliani's 'Astrale' at Verbania's Specola and State Archive

The exhibition 'Astrale' by Michelangelo Galliani, curated by Vera Agosti, runs until August 30 at two venues in Verbania Pallanza, Italy: the Specola Observatory for Contemporary Art and the State Archive. The show is organized in collaboration with Cris Contini Contemporary and Galleria Giovanni Bonelli. The exhibition juxtaposes the octagonal tower of the Specola, built to observe distant celestial objects, with the State Archive, which preserves historical records. Galliani, known for his site-specific sculptures, emphasizes the importance of the exhibition space, stating in an interview that he always seeks a relationship with the space, especially when conceiving sculpture as an intervention in relation to it. 'Astrale' explores the tension between the infinite and the historical, reflecting Galliani's ongoing engagement with landscape and the weight of stars.