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. 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… Take a look at this amazing art! Maybe you have seen it on some vacation, already…
Scene Festival Massive Attack, Paris
Portrait of JR
Portrait of a generation. Byron, La Forestiere Ghetto, Clichy-sous-Bois (93, France). 2006
Street art – a portrait of generation. Byron, La Forestiere Ghetto, Clichy-sous-Bois (93, France). 2006. Insert in the 20 th arrondissement of Paris
Women – the heroine Favela “Morro da Providencia”, Rio de Janeiro. August 2008
Women – the heroine Favela “Morro da Providencia”, Rio de Janeiro. August 2008
Women – the heroine. Staircase at the entrance of Rio Favela “Morro da Providencia”. August 2008
Face to Face “on the dividing wall – the security fence in Jerusalem. March 2007.
“Street art – Face to Face” on the dividing wall – the security fence in Jerusalem. March 2007
Trein art (the art of painting on the trains) – women – heroines in the slums of Kibera – Kenya. January 2009
JR took as a basis for its creation – 2000 square meters of roofs of buildings located close to each other in Kibera. Women – the heroine in the slums of Kibera – Kenya. January 2009
18 months after the start of work – 2000 square meters of new roofs are covered. Women – the heroine in the slums of Kibera – Kenya. January 2009
Street art – Cartagena, Spain
Cartagena, Spain, Museum of refugees – Los Surcos de la Ciudad project
Culturel – Center, Cartagena, Spain
Wrinkles city, Shanghai in 2010, work was presented on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Shanghai Art Museum for the Biennale, and Sunday 24 October 2010 Gallery “Cat Magda Danysz in Shanghai
Street Art – Wrinkles of the city, Shanghai, 2010
Self-portrait – JR.
He asked about the meaning of the initials. The answer remained a mystery. JR was awarded the annual award TED Prize in 2011. The prize is awarded for “extraordinary person” who changed the world. Genie TED grant given to those who live just a mere desire – to change the world – and also get reword of $ 100.000. Some elderly women have become models for a single day, and some children – artists for the week. In the art scene, there is no individual participants or spectators. JR owns the biggest art gallery in the world. Its exhibits are free housed in the streets of the world, attracting the attention of even those people who do not visit museums. His work – a blend of art and law, talks about commitment, individual liberty and expressing one amazing mind.