In the Fondazione Nicola Del Roscio’s Project Room you can find “Megalomanie” by CANEMORTO, a multifaceted project curated by Davide Pellicciari and Carlotta Spinelli.

CANEMORTO is a trio of anonymous Italian artists, active since 2007. They wear masks, speak an unknown language, and worship a canine deity called Txakurra, who grants them the power to paint as a single entity. The trio spreads the message of this mysterious cult through “six-handed” projects that span a wide range of media.

“Megalomanie” includes the Italian premiere of the film written and performed by CANEMORTO, directed by Marco Proserpio, with sound and music by Matteo Pansana, produced for the trio’s solo exhibition at the Centre d’Art Contemporain of Villa Arson in Nice. The feature-length film attempts to unveil the mystery of the Œuvre Absolue, a work capable of pleasing audiences worldwide, the secret of which, according to the trio, was known only to Pierre-Joseph Arson.

To discover it, the three artists explored the darkest corners of the Villa, desecrated tombs, and pushed alchemy to its most extreme limits.

To introduce the screening, there will be a talk with the artists, during which their special language will be consecutively translated by Giulia Gaibisso, a translator specialized in CANEMORTO’s unique idiom.

The program continues with the exhibition “Megalomanie”, which once again transforms the spaces of the Nicola Del Roscio Foundation into a true laboratory, where the artists will always have the possibility to intervene and modify the work.

“Megalomanie” tells the story of the creation of the largest etchings in the world, conceived with the goal of entering the Guinness World Records, and includes a new short film documenting the process of entering this prestigious competition.