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The Wrinkles of the City, Los Angeles by JR
1 week ago
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It was early in 2011 that vaunted street photographer JR was seen gallivanting around Los Angeles, pasting up his signature large-scale photographs that coincided with his TED Prize acceptance speech. As part of a worldwide initiative dubbed The Wrinkles of the City, that saw 20...
JR “Encrages” Exhibition Video
January 4, 2012
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The Galerie Perrotin in Paris played home to JR’s first major solo show, "Encrages," which continues to run through January 7, 2011. Those lucky enough to attend were treated to a scaled-down exhibition of his omnipresent works. The exhibition recap from director Guillaume...
JR “Wall & Paper” @ The M Building in Miami
November 29, 2011
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JR is a Parisian photographer who is famous for both his street installations and the fact that even as a popular artist, his identity has remained unconfirmed. Now, JR has taken on the wall at the M Building in Miami, which is an introduction to his show "Wall & Paper" set to...
JR “Encrages” Exhibition @ Galerie Perrotin
November 21, 2011
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The Galerie Perrotin in Paris plays home to JR's first major solo show, running through January 7, 2011. A self-proclaimed "Urban Artivist," JR's art is engrossed in a personal mission to unearth the humanity within the concrete urban landscape on a global scale. By flyposting...
Clark Magazine “JR Meets Takashi Murakami” Issue 51
November 17, 2011
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Parisian gallery Galerie Perrotin is set to host two new exhibitions featuring the works of street artist JR and pop-art icon Takashi Murakami, the latter of whom will be launching his "Homage to Yves Klein" exhibition. To coincide with these events Clark Magazine has published...
JR “Inside Out” Palestine & Israel
September 9, 2011
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Continuing his marathon tour across the world, socially conscious French artist JR unveils his latest project Inside Out Project: Time is Now, Yalla! named after the Arabic word for "let's go." Events are already underway in Palestine and Israel. The artist, who set up...
Irene NYC Hurricane x Kenny Scharf x JR Mural
August 30, 2011
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The ravaging hurricane that never was, Irene stumbled its way through New York City with little fanfare. But having said that, something that felt the force of the downpours was the famous artist wall on Houston & Bowery. As of a few days ago, it was home to a large piece by...
JR x Reed Pages Trailer
August 23, 2011
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New from famed French street artist JR, who is well-known as a globetrotting and socially-conscious figure in a particularly aesthetic realm, comes this trailer for an upcoming project. Produced in collaboration with Reed Pages, jeffstaple's latest pop culture endeavor, the...
JR “Inside Out” Episode 1
July 14, 2011
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Following an announcement back in March, TED winner JR continues the development of his "Inside Out" project. With thousands of people having already participated, JR hopes to make "Inside Out" the world's largest participatory art project. Offered above is the first episode...
JR “Inside Out” New York
June 28, 2011
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In an effort to raise awareness about the plight of the Dakota Native American tribes, and in a continuation of his "Inside Out" project, French street artist JR has just posted a brand new piece on New York City's famed Bowery & Houston corner (a favorite among street...
JR “Photo Booth” Paris
June 2, 2011
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"Photo Booth" is a newly opened interactive space from photographer/artist JR, situated within the George Pomdiou Museum in Paris. Featuring a full scale printing facility, "Photo Booth" allows the public to create their own mural artwork with the ability to print and paste...
The Wrinkles of the City Shanghai by JR
March 29, 2011
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Throughout the last few years, French street artist JR has made huge strides from a humanitarian perspective. Bringing a voice to those who otherwise would go neglected and unseen, his latest work is portrayed in the book The Wrinkles of the City. JR's ability to offer a...
HIDDEN CHAMPION Issue #20 featuring JR
March 23, 2011
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For Issue #20, Japanese mix culture magazine HIDDEN CHAMPION, which has been profiling various artists and athletes for the past eight years, is featuring JR – the French artist known for "communicating with the world by utilizing photo, paper and the street." The issue...
JR’s “Inside Out” Project in Tunisia
March 20, 2011
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Making good on his TED Conference wish, French street artist JR is using his craft to make a difference in the world with his "Inside Out" project. Encouraging people from around the globe to send in photos of themselves, JR has printed these photos and is now pasting them...
JR @ TED 2011
March 7, 2011
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JR, a semi-anonymous French street artist, uses his camera to show the world its true face by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED 2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out. We've seen JR's work in the...
