JR

(French, born 1983)

JR is a pseudonymous photographer and graffiti artist. Best known for fly-papering photocopies of his art onto the streets, JR’s origins as a photographer began when he found a camera in the Paris metro and began documenting his own graffiti work. He went on to staging portraits of his friends and acquaintances, which he would then paste onto building interiors and exteriors. One of his earliest photo series, Portraits of a Generation, was a documentation of the residents of the neighborhood Cité des Bosquets during the 2005 French riots—JR deliberately pasting the photographs in wealthier east Paris neighborhoods as means of social and political critique. The artist has had several ongoing projects, including Inside Out, a participatory photo series in which hundreds of individual portraits are brought together to make large-scale, cohesive images. His work has been shown in institutions such the Tate Modern in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Lincoln Center in New York, as part of a collaboration with the New York City Ballet. He is the winner of a TED Prize in 2011, and the director of a short film Ellis, starring Robert De Niro, in 2015.

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Art & Exhibitions

For the First Contemporary Art Show at Egypt’s Pyramids, JR Transformed the Ancient Wonder Into a Partially Levitating Mass

by Taylor Dafoe

For the First Contemporary Art Show at Egypt’s Pyramids, JR Transformed the Ancient Wonder Into a Partially Levitating Mass

Art & Exhibitions

The World's Hottest Instagram Backdrop Is the Optical Illusion Artist JR Created Underneath the Eiffel Tower—See Images Here

by Sarah Cascone

The World's Hottest Instagram Backdrop Is the Optical Illusion Artist JR Created Underneath the Eiffel Tower—See Images Here

'We Teach You How to Survive As an Artist': JR Is Teaching a Free Class in Paris Next Year to Train Artists in the Practical Side of the Business

by Sarah Cascone

'We Teach You How to Survive As an Artist': JR Is Teaching a Free Class in Paris Next Year to Train Artists in the Practical Side of the Business

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In the container wall, Le Havre, France , 2014–2020

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In the container wall, Le Havre, France , 2014–2020

Sale Date: April 5, 2022

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Le Louvre revu par JR, 19 juin 2016, 5h41 ©..., 2019

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Le Louvre revu par JR, 19 juin 2016, 5h41 ©..., 2019

Sale Date: April 5, 2022

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28 Millimetres, Women Are Heroes - In Kibera , 2010

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28 Millimetres, Women Are Heroes - In Kibera , 2010

Sale Date: April 5, 2022

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Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 21 , 2021

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Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 21 , 2021

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 18 , 2021

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Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 18 , 2021

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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In the Container Wall, Le Havre, France, 2014, 2020

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In the Container Wall, Le Havre, France, 2014, 2020

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Giants, Kikito and the Border Patrol,..., 2017

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Giants, Kikito and the Border Patrol,..., 2017

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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La Forestiere Ghetto, Clichy-sous- Bois, 2008

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La Forestiere Ghetto, Clichy-sous- Bois, 2008

Sale Date: March 30, 2022

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The Wrinkles of the City, Action in..., 2010

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The Wrinkles of the City, Action in..., 2010

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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Women Are Heroes – Chanto Dol, Cambodge, 2009

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Women Are Heroes – Chanto Dol, Cambodge, 2009

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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Trompe l’œil, les falaises du Trocadéro, 21..., 2021

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Trompe l’œil, les falaises du Trocadéro, 21..., 2021

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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Trompe l’œil, les falaises du Trocadéro, 25..., 2021

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Trompe l’œil, les falaises du Trocadéro, 25..., 2021

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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Trompe l’œil, les falaises du Trocadéro, 18..., 2021

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Trompe l’œil, les falaises du Trocadéro, 18..., 2021

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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Trompe l’œil, les falaises du Trocadéro, 19..., 2021

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Trompe l’œil, les falaises du Trocadéro, 19..., 2021

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN, THE KID, 2001

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN, THE KID, 2001

Sale Date: March 12, 2022

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Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 25 , 2021

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Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 25 , 2021

Sale Date: March 2, 2022

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Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 19 , 2021

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Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 19 , 2021

Sale Date: March 2, 2022

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Louvre 29 Mars 2019, 19h45, 2021

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Louvre 29 Mars 2019, 19h45, 2021

Sale Date: February 16, 2022

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GIANTS, KIKITO, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017, 7.27..., 2017

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GIANTS, KIKITO, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017, 7.27..., 2017

Sale Date: January 20, 2022

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Kikito, September 6, 2017, 7.27 p.m.,..., 2017

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Kikito, September 6, 2017, 7.27 p.m.,..., 2017

Sale Date: September 25, 2021

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN, THE KID, 2001

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN, THE KID, 2001

Sale Date: September 25, 2021

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Giants, Brandenburg Gate, 2020

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Giants, Brandenburg Gate, 2020

Sale Date: December 10, 2021

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JR at the Louvre, 29 March 2019, 6:08pm , 2019–2021

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JR at the Louvre, 29 March 2019, 6:08pm , 2019–2021

Sale Date: December 21, 2021

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La Forestiere Ghetto, Clichy-sous- Bois, 2008

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La Forestiere Ghetto, Clichy-sous- Bois, 2008

Sale Date: December 7, 2021

Auction Closed

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