Back جيه أر Arabic جيه ار ARZ JR Catalan JR (Fotograf) German JR (fotógrafo) Spanish جی آر (هنرمند) Persian JR (artiste) French JR (artista) Italian JR (kunstenaar) Dutch JR (artista) Portuguese
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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.