PHOTO OF THE DAY
My #tbt ... running on the rooftops of Paris when I was 17 ... I still going from roof to roof wherever I go. I still have the mail man key that open a lot of doors :)
UNFRAMED at La Friche La Belle de Mai in Marseille, France
2013 May 19 - 21:13
At la Belle de Mai, in Marseille, France, JR looked into the identity of the neighborhood and invited its inhabitants to think about the memory of it by having a look in their personal family albums.
These photographs, old or recent, cropped and enlarged, create a monumental artwork on the walls of the neighborhood and transform these personal memories into part of the collective history of La Belle de Mai.
Until November 2013.
More pictures below.
The Wrinkles of The City, Havana - come and see the show in NYC
2013 May 2 - 18:13
If you are in New York City, come and see the collaboration from JR and José Parlá for The Wrinkles of The City, Havana at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery in Chelsea.
Opening on Tuesday May 7th, at 6pm. 505 W24th Street.
Midnight Moment - Inside Out Takes over Times Square
2013 May 2 - 18:09
Every night in May, you can see a video art project on Inside Out on Times Square, on most of the screens usually reserved for advertising. Come and see it yourself, 11.57pm in Times Square!
This project is supported by Times Square Alliance, the TSAC and Parks and Recreations.
Photo by Hugo Vitrani.
Inside Out New York City: Come to Times Square to our Photobooth Truck!
2013 Apr 28 - 16:08
From April 22 to May 10, 2013, for INSIDE OUT NEW YORK CITY, JR and his team invite New Yorkers and visitors to take self-portraits in a photo booth truck stationed in Times Square, the site of the world’s first ever photo booth almost 100 years ago.
Come and visit us!
See the photobooth's website: http://www.insideoutproject.net/nyc/
INSIDE OUT: THE PEOPLE’S ART PROJECT will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20th!
2013 Apr 19 - 02:13
This fascinating documentary tracks the evolution of the world’s largest participatory art project, the wildly popular “Inside Out.” Travel the globe with French artist JR as he motivates communities to define their most important causes by pasting giant portraits in the street, testing the limits of what they thought possible. In capturing the process, Alastair Siddons creates a glowing testament to the power of the image and the role that art can play in transforming lives.
The Wrinkles of The City takes over Berlin
2013 Apr 19 - 02:07In April 2013, under the rain, JR and his crew paste over 15 walls in Berlin, bringing the project The Wrinkles of the City!
See more works at Galerie Henrik Springmann.
See more pictures below.
JR launches his first app and digital art book for the iPad
2013 Mar 26 - 15:51
A new JR app for the iPad has just launched. Discover all the projects on a beautiful map, browse many photos and videos, enjoy exclusive interactive features. It's completely free, download it here and let us know what you think!
Released at the same time, The Wrinkles of The City, Los Angeles, is JR's first book for the iPad.
Explore the project, meet the characters, navigate through the pastings on a map of LA, and learn how to paste. Available on the iBookstore in English, Spanish and French!
More screenshots and a trailer below.
JR and José Parlá back in Havana, Cuba
2013 Mar 25 - 18:50
A year after JR and José Parlá's first visit to Havana, they went back to Cuba to give books to the participants of their project, The Wrinkles of The City. They met this beautiful couple in the street and loved their vibe. The man was playing music in the street and invited them to their roof top overlooking Havana... After creating a mural of the couple in May 2012, they visited them by surprise and showed them their photograph in the book. They also met with other participants, and visited all the murals, which are still mostly there. The movie about The Wrinkles of The City, Havana was screened at Centro Cultural Fresa y Chocolate.
More photos below.
New lithograph: Action in Kesennuma, Japan
2013 Feb 14 - 07:21
JR's latest lithograph is released today through our partner website Social Animals. In November 2012, JR started an Inside Out Project in North East Japan, a region that was hit by a tsunami in March 2011. A group of Japanese artists took over a photobooth truck and traveled the area to meet inhabitants. This boat entered 800 meters inland during the catastrophe, destroying everything on the way. It is considered today a place of remembrance. In one night, JR and his team pasted the eyes of a local fisherman in honor of the tsunami victims.
Discover how lithographs are made!
2013 Feb 12 - 19:46For the launch of the new Inside Out lithograph, discover in a beautiful video how JR's lithographs are made, following a traditional process, on the same machines that Picasso and Matisse used to make their prints on.
Check out pictures of the process below.
JR at the Watari Museum in Tokyo
2013 Feb 12 - 16:52
JR's first solo museum exhibition opened on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan, at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art. A large pasting was realized on the outside facade, representing inhabitants from North East Japan, where the tsunami hit in March 2011. Open until June 2nd. Check out views from the exhibition below.
Latest Inside Out Group Actions, from Kabul to São Paulo
2012 Nov 28 - 19:28
Check out the latest amazing images from Inside Out, all over the world. Here in Kabul, Afghanistan, to show joy and laughter of the people. More below.
An Inside Out Photobooth truck in Japan
2012 Nov 11 - 07:24
An Inside Out photobooth truck is currently in Japan, allowing people living North of Tokyo to participate in the Inside Out project and to get their portrait immediately and paste it... Check out the pictures below!
Be the Change, an amazing global Inside Out Group Action!
2012 Nov 1 - 18:53
Be The Change, a massive Inside Out Group Action about issues linked to global warming, with over 4,000 posters sent to 17 differents cities all over the world. Congratulations to the Group Leaders who did a fantastic job, as well as all the participants! Check out the pictures, and participate! The project is still happening on www.insideoutproject.net.
The Wrinkles of the City Los Angeles on MOCAtv
2012 Oct 22 - 20:37
Great video on the Wrinkles of the City Los Angeles project on MOCAtv - check it out!
JR pasting in Washington DC!
2012 Oct 11 - 17:48
Read more about the project on the Washington Post Article : http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/french-artist-jr-covers-dc-building-with-iconic-photo-of-civil-rights-era/2012/10/10/8f02e080-12fd-11e2-a16b-2c110031514a_story.html
A few pictures of the making of below:
