Following the Italian art collective’s gallery on four wheels.
The Radiant Van by CANEMORTO, curated by
Antonio Grulli, brings together in publication form the journey of the eponymous artistic project, a work created in collaboration with the public art institution Luci d'Artista. The project originated in Turin—a city deeply tied both to the history of the Italian automobile industry and to legends of magic and esotericism—where CANEMORTO transformed the side of a van by covering it with a luminous constellation of symbols associated with good fortune and positive energy drawn from cultures around the world.
Travelling from Turin to Ljubljana aboard their van, CANEMORTO also revived The Painting Race, a project first created in Bologna in 2024, turning the exhibition space into a racetrack for remote-controlled cars combined with paintings by the artists themselves.
Through essays by Antonio Grulli, Jani Pirnat, and Matjaž Brulc, together with CANEMORTO's descriptions of the lucky symbols, The Radiant Van emerges as a vivid reflection of the trio's dynamic and experimental artistic practice.
CANEMORTO is an anonymous trio of 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 one. The trio spread the message of this mysterious cult through "six-handed" projects across diverse media.
