JR owns the biggest art gallery in the world. He exhibits freely in the streets of the world, catching the attention of people who are not the museum visitors. His work mixes Art and Act, talks about commitment, freedom, identity and limit.
After he found a camera in the Paris subway, he did a tour of European Street Art, tracking the people who communicate messages via the walls. Then, he starte...d to work on the vertical limits, watching the people and the passage of life from the forbidden undergrounds and roofs of the capital.
In 2006, he achieved Portrait of a generation, portraits of the suburban "thugs" that he posted, in huge formats, in the bourgeois districts of Paris. This illegal project became "official" when the Paris City Hall wrapped its building with JR's photos.
In 2007, with Marco, he did Face 2 Face, the biggest illegal photo exhibition ever. JR posted huge portraits of Israelis and Palestinians face to face in eight Palestinian and Israeli cities, and on the both sides of the Security fence / Separation wall. The experts said it would be impossible. Still, he did it.
In 2008, he embarked for a long international trip for "Women", a project in which he underlines the dignity of women who are often the targets of conflicts. Of course, it didn't change the world, but sometimes a single laugher in an unexpected place makes you dream that it could.
JR creates "Pervasive Art" that spreads uninvited on the buildings of the slums around Paris, on the walls in the Middle-East, on the broken bridges in Africa or the favelas in Brazil. People who often live with the bare minimum discover something absolutely unnecessary. And they don't just see it, they make it. Some elderly women become models for a day; some kids turn artists for a week. In that Art scene, there is no stage to separate the actors from the spectators.
After these local exhibitions, the images are transported to London, New York, Berlin or Amsterdam where people interpret them in the light of their own personal experience.
As he remains anonymous and doesn't explain his huge full frame portraits of people making faces, JR leaves the space empty for an encounter between the subject/protagonist and the passer-by/interpreter.
This is what JR is working on. Raising questions...
JR currently works on 2 new projects: Wrinkles of the City which questions the memory of a city and its inhabitants and Unframed, which reinterprets in huge formats photos from important photographers taken from the archives of museums.
After he found a camera in the Paris subway, he did a tour of European Street Art, tracking the people who communicate messages via the walls. Then, he starte...d to work on the vertical limits, watching the people and the passage of life from the forbidden undergrounds and roofs of the capital.
In 2006, he achieved Portrait of a generation, portraits of the suburban "thugs" that he posted, in huge formats, in the bourgeois districts of Paris. This illegal project became "official" when the Paris City Hall wrapped its building with JR's photos.
In 2007, with Marco, he did Face 2 Face, the biggest illegal photo exhibition ever. JR posted huge portraits of Israelis and Palestinians face to face in eight Palestinian and Israeli cities, and on the both sides of the Security fence / Separation wall. The experts said it would be impossible. Still, he did it.
In 2008, he embarked for a long international trip for "Women", a project in which he underlines the dignity of women who are often the targets of conflicts. Of course, it didn't change the world, but sometimes a single laugher in an unexpected place makes you dream that it could.
JR creates "Pervasive Art" that spreads uninvited on the buildings of the slums around Paris, on the walls in the Middle-East, on the broken bridges in Africa or the favelas in Brazil. People who often live with the bare minimum discover something absolutely unnecessary. And they don't just see it, they make it. Some elderly women become models for a day; some kids turn artists for a week. In that Art scene, there is no stage to separate the actors from the spectators.
After these local exhibitions, the images are transported to London, New York, Berlin or Amsterdam where people interpret them in the light of their own personal experience.
As he remains anonymous and doesn't explain his huge full frame portraits of people making faces, JR leaves the space empty for an encounter between the subject/protagonist and the passer-by/interpreter.
This is what JR is working on. Raising questions...
JR currently works on 2 new projects: Wrinkles of the City which questions the memory of a city and its inhabitants and Unframed, which reinterprets in huge formats photos from important photographers taken from the archives of museums.
JR owns the biggest art gallery in the world.
He exhibits freely in the streets of the world, catching the attention of people who are not typical museum visitors. His work mixes Art and Act, talks about commitment, freedom, identity and limit.
After he found a camera in the Paris subway, he did a tour of European Street Art, tracking the people who communicate messages via the walls. Then, he started to work on the vertical limits, watching the people and the passage of life from the forbidden undergrounds and roofs of Paris.
In 2006, he achieved Portrait of a Generation, portraits of the suburban "thugs" that he posted, in huge formats, in the bourgeois districts of Paris. This illegal project became "official" when the Paris City Hall wrapped its building with JR's photos.
In 2007, with Marco, he did Face 2 Face, the biggest illegal exhibition ever. JR posted huge portraits of Israelis and Palestinians face to face in eight Palestinian and Israeli cities, and on the both sides of the Security fence / Separation wall. The experts said it would be impossible. Still, he did it.
In 2008, he embarked for a long international trip for Women Are Heroes, a project in which he underlines the dignity of women who are often the targets of conflicts.
At the same time, he creates up the project The Wrinkles of the City. These actions aim to show through theirs wrinkles, the inhabitants of a city, the history and memory of a country. The artist chose the cities that have experienced changes such as Cartagena in Spain, Shanghai or Los Angeles.
In 2010, his film Women Are Heroes is presented at Cannes in competition for the Camera d'Or.
In 2011, he received the Ted Prize, which offers him the opportunity to make "A wish to change the world". He creates InsideOut, an international participatory art project that allows people worldwide to get their picture and paste it to support an idea, a project, an action and share their experience.
JR creates "Pervasive Art" that spreads uninvited on the buildings of the slums around Paris, on the walls in the Middle-East, on the broken bridges in Africa or the favelas in Brazil. People who often live with the bare minimum discover something absolutely unnecessary. And they don't just see it, they make it. Some elderly women become models for a day; some kids turn artists for a week. In that Art scene, there is no stage to separate the actors from the spectators.
After these local exhibitions, the images are transported to London, New York, Berlin or Amsterdam where people interpret them in the light of their own personal experience.
As he remains anonymous and doesn't explain his huge full frame portraits of people making faces, JR leaves the space empty for an encounter between the subject/protagonist and the passer-by/interpreter.
This is what JR’s work is about. Raising questions...
In 2008, he embarked for a long international trip for Women Are Heroes, a project in which he underlines the dignity of women who are often the targets of conflicts.
At the same time, he creates up the project The Wrinkles of the City. These actions aim to show through theirs wrinkles, the inhabitants of a city, the history and memory of a country. The artist chose the cities that have experienced changes such as Cartagena in Spain, Shanghai or Los Angeles.
In 2010, his film Women Are Heroes is presented at Cannes in competition for the Camera d'Or.
In 2011, he received the Ted Prize, which offers him the opportunity to make "A wish to change the world". He creates InsideOut, an international participatory art project that allows people worldwide to get their picture and paste it to support an idea, a project, an action and share their experience.
JR creates "Pervasive Art" that spreads uninvited on the buildings of the slums around Paris, on the walls in the Middle-East, on the broken bridges in Africa or the favelas in Brazil. People who often live with the bare minimum discover something absolutely unnecessary. And they don't just see it, they make it. Some elderly women become models for a day; some kids turn artists for a week. In that Art scene, there is no stage to separate the actors from the spectators.
After these local exhibitions, the images are transported to London, New York, Berlin or Amsterdam where people interpret them in the light of their own personal experience.
As he remains anonymous and doesn't explain his huge full frame portraits of people making faces, JR leaves the space empty for an encounter between the subject/protagonist and the passer-by/interpreter.
This is what JR’s work is about. Raising questions...
28 Millimeters, Women Are Heroes
Action dans la Favela Morro da Providência, Favela de Jour, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil, 2008
28 Millimeters, Face2Face
Holy Tryptich, 2006
At la Belle de Mai, in Marseille, France, JR looked into the identity of the neighborhood and invited its inhabitants to think about the memory of it by having a look in their personal family albums.
These photographs, old or recent, cropped and enlarged, create a monumental artwork on the walls of the neighborhood and transform these personal memories into part of the collective history of La Belle de Mai.
Until November 2013.
If you are in New York City, come and see the collaboration from JR and José Parlá for The Wrinkles of The City, Havana at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery in Chelsea.
Opening on Tuesday May 7th, at 6pm. 505 W24th Street.
Every night in May, you can see a video art project on Inside Out on Times Square, on most of the screens usually reserved for advertising. Come and see it yourself, 11.57pm in Times Square!
This project is supported by Times Square Alliance, the TSAC and Parks and Recreations.
INSIDE OUT: THE PEOPLE’S ART PROJECT will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20th!
28 Millimeters, Portrait of a Generation
Braquage, Ladj Ly by JR, Les Bosquets, Montfermeil, 2004
The Wrinkles of the City
Action in Shanghai, Jiang Qizeng - Red Flag, Chine, 2010
28 Millimeters, Women Are Heroes
Action in Kibera Slum, General View, Kenya, 2009
28 Millimeters, Face2Face
Separation Wall, Palestinian Side In Bethlehem, March 2007
Just received photos from this @insideoutproject in Paris ! They pasted 786 posters all over the east of Paris ! Love seeing Inside Out project specially in my town:) Keep the streets alive! Congrats to the community that did it... #insideoutproject #pantin #france
These photographs, old or recent, cropped and enlarged, create a monumental artwork on the walls of the neighborhood and transform these personal memories into part of the collective history of La Belle de Mai.
Until November 2013.
Opening on Tuesday May 7th, at 6pm. 505 W24th Street.
This project is supported by Times Square Alliance, the TSAC and Parks and Recreations.
INSIDE OUT: THE PEOPLE’S ART PROJECT will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20th!
This fascinating documentary tracks the evolution of the world’s largest participatory art project, the wildly popular “Inside Out.” Travel the globe with French artist JR as he motivates communities to define their most important causes by pasting giant portraits in the street, testing the limits of what they thought possible. In capturing the process, Alastair Siddons creates a glowing testament to the power of the image and the role that art can play in transforming lives.
The Wrinkles of The City takes over Berlin
In April 2013, under the rain, JR and his crew paste over 15 walls in Berlin, bringing the project The Wrinkles of the City!
See more works at Galerie Henrik Springmann.
JR and José Parlá back in Havana, Cuba
See more works at Galerie Henrik Springmann.
JR and José Parlá back in Havana, Cuba
A year after JR and José Parlá's first visit to Havana, they went back to Cuba to give books to the participants of their project, The Wrinkles of The City. They met this beautiful couple in the street and loved their vibe. The man was playing music in the street and invited them to their roof top overlooking Havana... After creating a mural of the couple in May 2012, they visited them by surprise and showed them their photograph in the book. They also met with other participants, and visited all the murals, which are still mostly there. The movie about The Wrinkles of The City, Havana was screened at Centro Cultural Fresa y Chocolate.
New lithograph: Action in Kesennuma, Japan
is released today through our partner website Social Animals. In November 2012, JR started an Inside Out Project in North East Japan, a region that was hit by a tsunami in March 2011. A group of Japanese artists took over a photobooth truck and traveled the area to meet inhabitants. This boat entered 800 meters inland during the catastrophe, destroying everything on the way. It is considered today a place of remembrance. In one night, JR and his team pasted the eyes of a local fisherman in honor of the tsunami victims.
JR pasting in Washington DC!
Read more about the project on the Washington Post Article : http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/french-artist-jr-covers-dc-building-with-iconic-photo-of-civil-rights-era/2012/10/10/8f02e080-12fd-11e2-a16b-2c110031514a_story.html
JR Exhibition at Perrotin Gallery in Hong Kong
JR “Pattern” 18 September - 10 November 2012 Following its opening in Hong Kong in May 2012, Galerie Perrotin is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition
INSIDE OUT in Hong Kong !
A big Inside Out has just started in Hong Kong in Connaught Road footbridge in center of Town ! A new Photobooth is opening too the 18 of September at Gallery Perrotin HK...
JR in North Korea
In April 2012, for Kim Il Sung's 100th birthday celebrations, JR was in North Korea and published on Instagram his impressions on that mysterious country. See more images!
Pasting on the Highline in New York City
After 4 days of pasting, the face of Brandon Many Ribs, from the Lakota tribe, overlooks the Highline in New York, at 29th Street! This pasting is part of the Inside Out Project - a Group Action about the Native American.
Wrinkles of the City Cuba
JR and American artist José Parlá collaborate on the new opus of The Wrinkles of the City, during the Havana Biennial, in Cuba.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
TBT in paris in 2006...watching the city cleaning my portrait from my first 28 Millimtres project in the Clichy Montfermeil #paris
Pasting Prince and Mulberry
New pasting in New York, from the Inside Out Lakota tribe project, at the corner of Prince St and Mulberry St.
The Inside Out Project
"I wish for you to stand up for what you care about by participating in a global art project, and together we'll turn the world...INSIDE OUT."
– JR, TED2011
On March 2, 2011, at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California, JR called for the creation of a global art project - the Inside Out Project - inspired by his large‐format street “pastings.” The concept of the project is to give everyone the opportunity to share their portrait and a statement of what they stand for, with the world. IOP provides individuals and groups from all corners of the globe with a vehicle to make a statement. Anyone can participate, and is challenged to use photographic portraits to share the untold stories and images of people in their communities.
Their actions are documented, archived and exhibited online at www.insideoutproject.net. Over 100,000 posters have been sent in more than 108 countries since March 2011.
Part of the project, the Inside Out Photobooths bring the printers and the project to the street -- enabling the public to participate instantly and free of charge. Tens of thousands of portraits have been printed at Photobooths located around the world in such locations as Centre Pompidou (Paris), Les Rencontres de la Photographie (Arles), various towns in Israel and Palestine, Emirati Expressions (Abu Dhabi), and Galerie Perrotin (Paris).
Inside Out - Port Au Prince, Haiti
389 portraits
Rising Souls, Haiti: the resilience of Haitians
Rising Souls, Haiti: the resilience of Haitians
Inside Out - Salvador, Brazil
50 portraits
Juarez, Mexico
1180 portraits
Juarez is currently considered to be one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Our objective is to show the other side of the city, the one we don't see in the media. The people living in Juarez continue their lives despite the violence.
Juarez is currently considered to be one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Our objective is to show the other side of the city, the one we don't see in the media. The people living in Juarez continue their lives despite the violence.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
26 portraits
We want out students to see their reality in another way, through art and photography.
JR in LA (part 1)
JR in LA (part 3)
JR in LA (part 4)
RIO - Quem não se lembra dos rostos estampados nos Arcos da Lapa e no Morro da Providência, há alguns anos? Com trabalhos realizados em todo o mundo, o fotógrafo e artista de rua francês JR adentra comunidades ao redor do mundo, se torna amigo dos moradores e os convida a participar como modelos e colaboradores de sua arte. Suas fotos de grande formato de rostos humanos são estampadas em prédios, trens, telhados e muros, nos contando histórias desconhecidas e chamando a atenção para pessoas que normalmente são ignoradas.
Este ano JR foi nomeado o vencedor do TED Prize, prêmio ligado ao TED Conference que busca eleger personalidades inovadoras nas áreas de tecnologia, design e entretenimento, com ideias inspiradoras e revolucionárias capazes de mudar o mundo de alguma forma. Além de receber um prêmio no valor de US$ 100 mil, o ganhador tem o direito de fazer "Um desejo para mudar o mundo", e toda a equipe do TED se une para realizar seu desejo.
Foi daí que surgiu o Inside Out, projeto de arte global que pretende unir comunidades pela imagem, nos confrontando e nos fazendo pensar. Através do site insideoutproject.net, qualquer pessoa pode enviar seu retrato e receber de volta um pôster em preto e branco da imagem para compartilhar em qualquer lugar (seja na parede do escritório ou num prédio abandonado).
Segundo Amy Novogratz, diretor do Prêmio TED, "JR cria um tipo de arte universal, inspira as pessoas a ver arte onde normalmente não esperavam ver, e a criá-la quando elas não sabiam que o podiam fazer".
We want out students to see their reality in another way, through art and photography.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
33 portraits
Showing new faces of the monastic life through portraits of samaneras (monk novices).
Showing new faces of the monastic life through portraits of samaneras (monk novices).
Karachi, Pakistan
21 portraits
To expose the persecution of minorities in Pakistan.
2013
To expose the persecution of minorities in Pakistan.
INSIDE OUT PROJECT
Naplouse, Palestine, 2011
Exhibitions
INSIDE OUT PROJECT
Tunisia, Police Station of La Goulette, 2011
Exhibitions
- Watari-Um Museum, Tokyo - until June 2nd
- • Berlin - Springmann Gallery - April
- • Marseille, France - Friche La Belle de Mai - May
- • New York - Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery - May
- • Cincinnati - Contemporary Arts Center - September
2012
• Images Festival, Vevey, Switzerland
• Perrotin Gallery, Hong Kong
2011
- • Miami Art Basel, Perrotin Gallery, "Wall and Papers"
- • Perrotin Gallery, Paris, "Encrages"
- • JR's film, Women Are Heroes release in movie theaters
- • Centre Pompidou, Paris
- • MOCA Museum, Los Angeles - Art In the Streets
- • TED Prize 2011
- • Abu Dhabi, "Emirati Expressions"
- • Les Rencontres d'Arles
2010
- • Shangai, China - Contemporary art Biennal, in collaboration with Magda Danysz
- • Vevey, Switzerland - Elysee Museum / Images Festival
- • Museum of Contemporary Art of San Diego
- • Los Angeles, US - Lazarides Gallery
- • Düsseldorf, Germany - Springmann Gallery
2009
2008
- • Tate Modern, London
- • Cartagena, Spain
- • Rath Museum, Geneva
- • Brussels, Belgium
- • 28 MM at Lazarides Gallery
2007
2006
- • Parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris
- • 11 Spring, Manhattan, New York
- • Wuppertal (Allemagne)
- • Murs de la Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
- • Murs de l'Espace des Blancs Manteaux, Paris
2005 - 2003
- • 2005 - CircleCulture, Berlin
- • 2005 - Montanashop, Barcelone
- • 2005 - Les Muses, Paris
- • 2004 - The Arcade, Manhattan, New York
- • 2003 - La Loge, Paris
JR in LA (part 3)
Women Are Heroes Exhibition, Paris 2009
Casa Fraca Brasil- Rio de Janeiro- Avril 2OO9.
NYC, Manhattan, six months after posting
NYC, Manhattan, Six months after posting
London, Manette Street, Sept 2008
Exhibition, Arles, July 2009
Exhibition in London for Lazarides Gallery - Solo Show - October 2008
Women are Heroes, Brussels - Quai aux Barques. March 2008
Women are Heroes, Brussels - Gare Centrale. March 2008. Photo : A. Dickenson
Women are Heroes, Brussels - Rue Saint-Gery. March 2008. Photo D. Lowe
Face 2 Face, Paris - Rue de Rivoli. November 2007
Face 2 Face, Berlin - Checkpoint Charlie, september 2007
28 Millimeters, Arles - Rencontres de la Photographie, Atelier des Forges, july 2007 - 28 mm projects whole exhibition for the first time. Here Portrait of a generation
London, Herbrant 1 month Later.
As ruas são “a maior galeria de arte do mundo”, afirma o artista francês JR. Mantendo-se quase anônimo, como Banksy, o auto proclamado “ativista urbano” começou espalhando suas fotos gigantescas pelas ruas de Paris entre 2004 e 2006. Depois disso, seus trabalhos ganharam África e América (Brasil inclusive). Suas propostas envolvem colaboração do público (que muitas vezes pode mandar fotos para os projetos) e são carregadas de ativismo social. Dá pra ver um pouco do trabalho do cara na exposição “De dentro e de fora” do MASP. Vale também uma olhada no documentário do projeto “Women are Hero” desenvolvido em Serra Leoa.
Portrait of a Generation
Através do projeto “The Wrinkles Of The City” (As Rugas da Cidade), o fotógrafo francês JR busca chamar a atenção das pessoas para detalhes, expressões e até moradores da própria cidade que passam despercebidos pela maioria. A intenção é aproximar cada indivíduo e provocar uma interação entre eles, despertando uma sensibilidade no expectador.
O projeto já existe em Los Angeles, onde o artista fotografou moradores de rua, desabrigados e trabalhadores; e em Cuba, com imagens de idosos enormes ocupando as fachadas da cidade de Havana.
JR, considerado um dos melhores artistas de rua assim como Banksy
JR é um artista parisiense que expõe suas obras pelas ruas, através de enormes posters em preto e branco que chamam a atenção de todos mesmo daqueles que não costumam frequentar galerias e museus. No seu trabalho não há separação entre atores e espectadores, JR transforma pessoas normais em protagonistas de suas fotografias. O principal objetivo é fazer as pessoas pensarem levantando as questões da sociedade de uma maneira diferente do que as mídias mais comuns, como a televisão, os jornais e as revistas nos mostram. Prefere permanecer anônimo, pois acredita que revelar seu nome não vai acrescentar em nada.
Começou como grafiteiro, mas quando tinha 17 anos encontrou uma câmera no metro de Paris. A partir daí ele começa a observar as pessoas que vivem em lugares undergrounds da capital e a colar telas fotográficas surpreendentes em locais públicos, deixando assim a sua marca ao redor do mundo.
Começou como grafiteiro, mas quando tinha 17 anos encontrou uma câmera no metro de Paris. A partir daí ele começa a observar as pessoas que vivem em lugares undergrounds da capital e a colar telas fotográficas surpreendentes em locais públicos, deixando assim a sua marca ao redor do mundo.
Criou o Projeto 28 milímetros, em que passou por diversos lugares como nos subúrbios parisienses, Oriente Médio, nas favelas de Kiberia, no Quênia e em 2008 veio para o Brasil no Morro da Providência, a favela mais antiga e mais perigosa no Rio de Janeiro. JR enfrentou o perigo de entrar lá e conseguiu colar retratos de mulheres nas laterais das residências em que viviam, com os rostos posicionados para que olhassem para o centro do Rio. As mulheres que foram protagonistas das fotos foram pessoas relacionadas com os três meninos que foram mortos injustamente: a avó, a mãe e o melhor amigo. Tudo isso para chamar a atenção da pobreza e violência que existe numa das cidades mais cosmopolitas do mundo e para recuperar a humanidade na comunidade, restaurando a identidade de anônimos.
Women are Heroes (Africa)
Wrinkles In The City (Los Angeles)
Inside Out Project
"Group Action Highlights" by Inside Out Project. These were taken at Oahu, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Lima & Columbia, MO
Este ano JR foi nomeado o vencedor do TED Prize, prêmio ligado ao TED Conference que busca eleger personalidades inovadoras nas áreas de tecnologia, design e entretenimento, com ideias inspiradoras e revolucionárias capazes de mudar o mundo de alguma forma. Além de receber um prêmio no valor de US$ 100 mil, o ganhador tem o direito de fazer "Um desejo para mudar o mundo", e toda a equipe do TED se une para realizar seu desejo.
Foi daí que surgiu o Inside Out, projeto de arte global que pretende unir comunidades pela imagem, nos confrontando e nos fazendo pensar. Através do site insideoutproject.net, qualquer pessoa pode enviar seu retrato e receber de volta um pôster em preto e branco da imagem para compartilhar em qualquer lugar (seja na parede do escritório ou num prédio abandonado).
Segundo Amy Novogratz, diretor do Prêmio TED, "JR cria um tipo de arte universal, inspira as pessoas a ver arte onde normalmente não esperavam ver, e a criá-la quando elas não sabiam que o podiam fazer".
JR o frances que mais espalhou sua fotografia pelas ruas do mundo, e OSGEMEOS, os brasileiros mais reconhecidos do mundo da street art, fizeram uma colaboração em NY.
O artista francês (e nosso amigo) JR fez uma parceria inédita com Liu Bolin em NY. JR ficou “invisível” defronte sua própria foto colada. Veja bastidores do processo no site Arrested Motion,
