Galleria Buongiorno's Nocturnal Transformations: A Fictional Account

This fictional article by Antonello Tolve describes the Galleria Buongiorno Arte Contemporanea in Rome, which purportedly undergoes secret nightly transformations after closing at 19:30. Located at via Bonifacio XXIII 52, the gallery is said to change its exhibition layout within hours, featuring works made from water, fire, air, sugar, soap bubbles, and bleach. The author claims to have witnessed a performance where a 'fairy of light' emerged from a central cylindrical installation, igniting green flames within eight wall-mounted works depicting natural landscapes, then drawing luminous threads that formed the phrase 'mai mancante neve di metà marzo' (never missing mid-March snow). The spectacle ended at 23:45. The phenomenon is attributed to a vintage photograph of a Filipina girl from the early 1900s, hung in director Michelangelo Buongiorno's office. The article references the historical 'Teatro delle Mostre' at Galleria la Tartaruga (1954) by Plinio de Martiis, involving artists like Giosetta Fioroni, Cesare Tacchi, and Giulio Paolini, but notes Buongiorno's gallery is in silent competition with it. Witnesses include artists Enrico Pulsoni, Andrea Chemelli, Giuseppe Pietroniro, and Marco Raparelli. The gallery assistant Elisabetta Chiarezza is mentioned as diligent with security checks. The article is a fictional review published on Artribune in April 2020.