JR: Can Art Change the World?

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JR: Can Art Change the World? is a major Phaidon monograph on JR, the French artist known for large-scale public photography and socially engaged street art. Inside, the book follows JR’s projects around the world, from early street work like Expo2Rue to participatory works such as Inside Out, large public portraits, murals, installations, and community-based projects. Filled with striking photography, essays, and a specially commissioned graphic novel, it shows how JR uses art to give visibility to people, places, and stories often left unseen.

An inspiration for those trying to create socially engaged art and make a difference in marginalized communities. – Smithsonian Magazine

The most comprehensive monograph on the enigmatic French artist – updated to include brand-new work. Filled with stunning photography, this extraordinary monograph charts a range of JR’s collaborative projects executed across the globe.

Created in close collaboration with the artist, it features chapters on each of JR’s major bodies of work – from Expo2Rue, using the street as his canvas to launch his career as an artist, to The Chronicles of Miami, which opened in November 2023. It also includes his collaborations with other artists and institutions such as the New York City Ballet, film director Agnès Varda, and Time magazine.

A foreword by Hollywood legend George Lucas, a specially commissioned graphic novel by comic artist Joseph Remnant, an updated survey essay by Nato Thompson, and a short piece by Italian film director Alice Rohrwacher all come together to tell JR’s fascinating story.

Author: JR

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Pages: 304 pages

Size: 24.1 × 31.1 cm / 9.5 × 12.25 in

Published: October 1, 2019

ISBN: 9780714878052

Published by Phiadon

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