Alessandro Chetta's Eutopian Maps at SALVATORE SERIO, Naples

Alessandro Chetta (Naples, 1977) presents 'Eutopia' at Galleria SALVATORE SERIO in Naples, running until May 21, 2016. The exhibition features detailed collages that merge real iconic locations—such as the Brooklyn Bridge, the Dolomites, and Mount Vesuvius—into fictional maps. Chetta's 'eutopian maps' contrast with conceptual art precedents like Douglas Huebler's location pieces and Dennis Oppenheim's cartographies, which sought to ground the self in physical space. Instead, Chetta overlays imaginary geographies onto plausible realities, blending dreamlike self-irony with satire of tourist mythology. From these maps, he extracts panels of painterly abstraction, returning to analytical reflection on the geography of desire.