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JR | |
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| Born | 22 February 1983 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Street art, photography, graffiti |
| Notable work | Inside Out Project, Faces Places, "Women are Heroes", "Face 2 Face" |
| Awards | TED Prize[1][2] |
| Website | www |
JR (French pronunciation: [ʒi ɛʁ]; born 22 February 1983[3]) is the pseudonym of a French photographer and street artist. JR stands for the initials of JR's first name, which is Jean-René.[4]
Describing himself as a photograffeur (a portmanteau of "photographer" and "graffeur"—French for "graffiti artist"), he flyposts large black-and-white photographic images in public locations.[5] He states that the street is "the largest art gallery in the world."[6][7] He started out on the streets of Paris.[8] JR's work "often challenges widely held preconceptions and the reductive images propagated by advertising and the media."[8]
JR's work combines art and action, and deals with commitment, freedom, identity and limits.[9] He has been introduced by Fabrice Bousteau as: "the one we already call the Cartier-Bresson of the 21st century".[10] On 20 October 2010, JR won the TED Prize for 2011.[1][2] He used the $100,000 award money to start the Inside Out Project.
JR was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018.[11]
- ^ a b "Meet JR: Video interview and FAQ about the 2011 TED Prize winner". TED Blog. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Randy (19 October 2010). "Award to Artist Who Gives Slums a Human Face". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ Notice d'autorité de la Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- ^ Chevalier, Gilbert (25 May 2016). "Expliquez-nous... l'artiste JR". franceinfo (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Elizabeth Day ""The street art of JR", The Observer, 7 March 2010.
- ^ Full Interview "The largest gallery in the world". Excerpts from an interview of the artist broadcast on France 2 on the 1 pm news, July 20, 2009
- ^ "JR's street art from around the world" The Daily Telegraph, accessed, 26 October 2010
- ^ a b Unattributed, "Street Art." Tate Modern, accessed, 6 June 2016.
- ^ Excerpts from the book Women Are Heroes published by Alternatives, 2009. ISBN 978-2-86227-613-7
- ^ Excerpts from an interview of the artist published in Beaux Arts magazine, October 2009 ISSN 0757-2271
- ^ "JR: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time. Retrieved 22 September 2020.