Flycat Massironi

FLYCAT (Luca Massironi, Milan, Italy, 1970) is an Italian visual artist, author, and lecturer whose practice explores the transformation of the alphabetic letter into a universal sign. Emerging from the pioneering years of European graffiti writing in the early 1980s, his work has evolved into an interdisciplinary investigation of language, memory, spirituality, and contemporary visual culture.

His artistic research led to the development of Fvtvrismo Cæleste, a theory and visual language that expands the expressive possibilities of writing beyond its urban origins. Rather than treating letters merely as vehicles of communication, FLYCAT approaches them as autonomous forms capable of carrying historical, philosophical, and spiritual meaning.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated with leading figures of the international graffiti movement, including Phase 2, Kase 2, Chaz Bojórquez, and Rammellzee, whose mentorship profoundly influenced his artistic evolution.

His works have been exhibited internationally and are included in public and private collections. In recent years, his practice has increasingly engaged with museums, academic institutions, and cultural organizations, reflecting a research that bridges urban art, contem...

Independent artistic practice and research since 1984.

Founder of the theoretical and artistic movement Fvtvrismo Cæleste (2013).

Lectures and educational activities at universities, cultural institutions, museums, and schools, including the University of Naples Federico II, as well as international conferences devoted to urban art, language, and visual culture.

Solo Exhibitions

2025 — FLYCAT: Futurismo Cæleste
Italian Senate, Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome, Italy

2020 — FLYCAT: The Piece (Peace) Maker
MyOwnGallery, Superstudio Più, Milan, Italy

Selected Museum and Institutional Exhibitions

2026 — Giotto era il nonno di Banksy – Siamo al mondo per lasciare un segno (Giotto Was Banksy's Grandfather – We Are Here to Leave a Mark)
MO.C.A. – Montecatini Contemporary Art, Montecatini Terme, Italy

2018 — Nessuna Frontiera (No Borders)
Quattordio, Italy

2016 — Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Tehran, Iran