"Chi Sei Napoli?," Gallerie d’Italia, 2025

JR presents 'Who are you, Naples?’ at Gallerie d'Italia - Napoli, the eighth chapter in the Chronicles series, following previous works in Clichy-Montfermeil (2017), San Francisco (2018), New York (2018), Miami (2022), Kyoto (2024), three American cities (Dallas, Saint Louis, and Washington DC) with a mural on the theme of guns in America (2018), and fifteen cities in Cuba (2019). This marks the first installation of this type in Italy, carried out with the patronage of the City of Naples.

In September 2024, JR began a deep exploration of Naples’ complex cultural identity. Over one week, from September 23 to 29, residents from seven neighborhoods took center stage: Piazza Sanità, Piazza Dante, Fuorigrotta, Mergellina, San Giovanni a Teduccio, Piazza Cavour and Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate. During this intense period, portraits and stories of 606 Neapolitans from diverse social and cultural backgrounds were collected, capturing the essence of Naples.

The exhibition, in tandem with the Chronicles mural on the facade of the Duomo di Napoli, showcases three murals from the Chronicles series, created in France (Chroniques de Clichy-Montfermeil), Cuba (Las Crónicas de Cuba), and the USA (The Gun Chronicles: A Story of America), demonstrating how JR’s art can spark conversations and capture the life of a place in one visual.

Visit Gallerie d’Italia – Napoli, Via Toledo 177, from May 22nd to October 5th, 2025 to discover the ongoing exhibition.