Born in France on February 22, 1983, JR was just another average
teenager with a passion for graffiti. He lived graffiti and truly
enjoyed the movement. His graffiti moniker was Face 3. However, it
was not until he found a camera on the subway that his perception
on street art change. This allowed him to track the individuals who
communicate messages via walls and street art. He quickly began to
track people in the forbidden undergrounds and roofs of Paris,
France. In 2004, street artist JR photographed the riots that broke
out in the banlieues and created his first major project by pasting
up large prints of their faces around the city.
JR owns the biggest art gallery in the world. He exhibits freely in
the streets of the world and has always allowed the public to
assist with his street artwork. He prefers to catch the attention
of people who are not a part of the typical museum visitors. His
work mixes Art and Act, talks about commitment, freedom, identity,
and limit.
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