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JR : can art change the world? / [contributions by Nato Thompson and Joseph Remnant].

JR, 1983- (artist.). Remnant, Joseph, (author.). Thompson, Nato, (author.).

Summary:

The first major and in-depth retrospective monograph on JR, the enigmatic and anonymous Parisian photographer/street artist/activist behind some of the world's most provocative large-scale public photography projects. Created in close collaboration with JR, this book includes all bodies of his work, his collaborations with other artists and institutions such as the New York Ballet and previously unpublished behind-the-scenes documentation of his studios in Paris and New York, where he and his creative collaborators live and work. Introducing JR's story is a specially commissioned graphic novel by comic artist Joseph Remnant, which charts his rise from graffiti roots and his decision to become a full-time artist. Features a survey essay by Nato Thompson, Chief Curator of Creative Time, New York.

Record details

ISBN: 071486949X
ISBN: 9780714869490
Physical Description: 295 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
Publisher: London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Beginnings / Joseph Remnant -- If a smile is a weapon: The art of JR / Nato Thompson -- Expo 2 Rue -- Portrait of a generation -- Face 2 Face -- Women are heroes -- Wrinkles of the city -- Unframed -- Inside out -- Ballet -- JR & -- Exhibitions and artworks -- #apictureaday -- Chronology -- Books & films.