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2010/11/29
The Street Art of " JR" Changing the World ?!
Got Graffiti? presents JR ,... the future for street art
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010
JR has won a TED Prize
of 100,000 dollars and help in changing the world for the better. Organizers of TED, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to cultivating ideas and innovation through its prestigious conferences, described the man known only as “JR” as a “true humanitarian” whose art inspires people to look at the world differently and want to work to make it better.
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010
“JR’s mind-blowing creations have inspired people to see art where they wouldn’t expect it and create it when they didn’t know they could,” said TED Prize director Amy Novogratz.
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010
“He’s putting a human face on some of the most critical social issues while redefining how we view, make and display art.”
The artist doesn’t reveal his full face, name, or the intended meaning of his poster-sized images.
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010 - Red Town District
He has mounted his enormous black-and-white photos on buildings in slums around Paris; on walls in the Middle East; on dilapidated bridges in Africa, and on homes in Brazilian shanty towns.
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010
JR put images of a rabbi, an imam, and a priest on walls in Israel and Palestine. His “Women Are Heroes” display turned a Kenyan town into a “stunning gallery of local faces,” according to TED.
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010
“JR has moved all of us at the TED Prize,” Novogratz said. “There is no doubt that his talent, paired with the resources of this amazing community, will lead to a wish that changes the world.”
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010
Each year, TED grants prizes to people with track records of doing good and visions of changing the world for the better.
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010
Wrinkles of the City, Shanghai 2010
Workshop painting, photography, pasting, at the Casa Amarela by JR and team. Rio de Janeiro
Casa Amarela - Project under the JR foundation
Unframed project, Puglia, Italy
Unframed Project, Vevey, Suisse
Unframed Project, Vevey, Suisse
Unframed Project, Vevey, Switzerland
Unframed Project, Vevey, Switzerland
UNFRAMED, Vevey, Switzerland
Helicopter view over the Women are Heroes project in Kibera, Kenya.
Helicopter shot of the Women are Heores project in Kibera, Kenya.
Cross work between JR and Vhils in Downtown Los Angeles
Pasting in Downtown L.A.
Piece made by JR in Grottaglie, Italy for the FAME exhibition organized by Studiocromie
Morro de Providencia, Rio de Janeiro.
Morro de Providencia, Rio de Janeiro.
Morro de Providencia, Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro . Favela Providencia - Principal stairs - Donna Benedito
Springmann Varol Gallery in Dussledorf
Face2Face, separation wall ; security fence, palestinian side. Bethlehem
Face2Face, Amsterdam. FOAM, FotografieAmsterdam Museum
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