Fondazione Prada in Milan presents ‘Sueño Perro’ by Alejandro G. Iñárritu

This fall, Fondazione Prada in Milan opens its doors to Sueño Perro, a daring new project by Academy Award–winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Running from September 18th, 2025, to February 26th, 2026, the show marks the 25th anniversary of Amores Perros and transforms lost film fragments into a poetic multisensory exhibition.

Sueño Perro: revisiting a cinematic landmark

The exhibition revisits Amores Perros, Iñárritu’s groundbreaking debut that explored love, betrayal, and violence in Mexico City. Sueño Perro resurrects more than a million feet of footage left on the cutting room floor, preserved for decades in the archives of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. These fragments—charged with raw emotion and social tension—now return as an immersive journey through memory, cinema, and visual art.

A multisensory exhibition of film and memory

Visitors will encounter a darkened labyrinth where 35mm projectors scatter light across walls, revealing forgotten vignettes of the city and its people. The grain, scratches, and flicker of analog film create a tactile experience, while a soundscape designed specifically for the installation envelops the space. In an era dominated by digital images, Iñárritu’s analog revival feels both radical and nostalgic, inviting audiences to “feel what never was.”

On the first floor, Mexican writer and journalist Juan Villoro expands the narrative with Mexico 2000: The Moment that Exploded. This complementary installation layers press clippings, documentary photographs by Paolo Gasparini, Graciela Iturbide, and Enrique Metinides, and immersive audio to capture the turbulent political and social climate of Mexico at the turn of the millennium.

Why this exhibition matters

Sueño Perro is more than an art installation—it is a resurrection of cinema’s physicality and a meditation on collective memory. Fondazione Prada has a long history with Iñárritu, from the film program Flesh, Mind and Spirit to the award-winning VR project CARNE y ARENA. This latest collaboration underscores the institution’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of how film and art intersect.

As Miuccia Prada noted, the work is not only a tribute to Amores Perros but also a way to highlight its continued relevance. Themes of inequality, corruption, and resilience still resonate today, making the project both timely and timeless. A special edition book, co-published by MACK and Fondazione Prada, will further explore these ideas with contributions from acclaimed directors and writers.