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JR | |
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![]() JR at the Galerie Perrotin, 2015 | |
Born | Paris, France | 22 February 1983
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]
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