24 June to 17 October, 2010, an exhibition on the Prince Antonio de Curtis (better known as Totò, 1898-1967), one of the most famous Italian comic actor, will be held at the Valentin-Karlstadt-Musäum (Munich, Germany).
Among 29 artists, invited to present a tribute to the popular actor, Leonardo Sonnoli, together with Irene Bacchi, present a work concerning Antonio de Curtis surrealistic way to play with the Italian language, merging it with dialects and foreigner languages. He played on words creating absurd puns which fascinated high and popular audience and which are still really appreciated.
This homage to Antonio de Curtis is titled “L’enigma del principe de Curtis” (The enigma of the Prince de Curtis): a mysterious hidden object will never reveal it, becoming a link between two surrealistic authors: the popular Totò and the intellectual Man Ray.