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Video Interlude: Meet Some of the Giant Faces of Street Artist JR's LA Work
JR is the French street artist known for his huge pasted-up photo of faces, often older faces. In 2011, he won the TED Prize, which comes with $100,000 and a wish (he wished for a world-wide do-it-yourself art project...
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TED Prize 2011 Goes to International Street Artist JR
The TED Prize 2011 goes to the international street artist JR, whose groundbreaking approach to public art is not only eye-catching, but also world changing. Although technically French, JR's work resides all over the world: on an e... Read Post
Video: JR – One year of turning the world Inside Out
Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: “Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face.” Now, a year after his TED Prize wish, he shows how giant posters of human faces, pasted in public, are connecting communit... Read Post
“Inside Out” Showcases The Eye-Popping Street Art That Aims To Change The World, One Face at a Time
A new HBO documentary looks at the work of street artist JR, whose giant portraits force people in troubled areas to confront the humanity that’s all around them. On the day "JR" found out he’d won the $100,000 TED Prize, the French... Read Post