JR (aka Jean René) Art
b. 1983
JR has the largest art gallery in the world. Thanks to his photographic collage technique, he exhibits his work free of charge on the walls of the whole world – attracting the attention of those who do not usually go to museums.
Originator of the 28 Millimeters Project which he started in and around Clichy-Montfermeil in 2004, continued in the Middle East with Face 2 Face (2007), in Brazil and Kenya for Women Are Heroes (2008-2011), the documentary for which was presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010 (Critics' Week).
JR has created "Infiltrating art". During his collage activities, the local communities take part in the act of artistic creation, with no stage separating actors from spectators. The anonymity of JR and the absence of any explanation accompanying his huge portraits leave him with a free space in which issues and actors, performers and passers-by meet, forming the essence of his work.
In 2011 he received the Ted Prize, giving him the opportunity to make a vow to change the world. He created Inside Out, an international participatory art project that allows people from around the world to receive a print of their portrait and then billboard it as support for an idea, a project, an action and share that experience.
In 2014, working with the New York City Ballet, he used the language of dance to tell his version of the riots in the Clichy-Montfermeil district. He created The Groves, a ballet and short film, the music for which was composed by Woodkid, Hans Zimmer and Pharrell Williams, and which was presented at the Tribeca Film Festival.
At the same time, JR worked in the abandoned hospital of Ellis Island, an important place in the history of immigration – and made the short film ELLIS, with Robert De Niro.
In 2016, JR was invited by the Louvre, whose pyramid he made disappear the with the help of an astonishing anamorphosis. The same year, during the Olympic Games in Rio, he created gigantic new sculptural installations throughout the city, to underline the beauty of the sporting gesture.
In 2013, the first retrospectives of JR's work took place in Tokyo (at the Watari-Um Museum) and the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, followed by exhibitions at the Frieder Burda Museum in Baden Baden in 2014, and at the HOCA Foundation in Hong Kong in 2015. He exhibited in 2018 at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, and in 2019 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Brooklyn Museum.
JR is represented by Perrotin, PACE Gallery, Galleria Continua and Nara Roesler.(Biography provided by Artetrama)
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Artist: JR (aka Jean René)
JR MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY Limited edition skate set Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JR - MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK, USA (2015)
Date of creation: 2019
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 250
Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate)
Condition: I...
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2010s Modern JR (aka Jean René) Art
Materials
Wood, Maple, Screen
JR MIGRANTS, 28 MILLIMÈTRES: WOMEN ARE HEROES. Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
28 MILLIMÈTRES: WOMEN ARE HEROES. ACTION IN KIBERA SLUM, "INTO THE WILD", KENYA (2009)
Date of creation: 2019
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 500
Size: 80 x 20 ...
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2010s Modern JR (aka Jean René) Art
Materials
Wood, Maple, Digital Pigment
JR MIGRANTS, MAYRA, PICNIC ACROSS THE BORDER Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
MIGRANTS, MAYRA, PICNIC ACROSS THE BORDER. TECATE, MEXICO–USA (2017)
Date of creation: 2019
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 500
Size: 80 x 20 cm
Condition: In m...
Category
2010s Modern JR (aka Jean René) Art
Materials
Wood, Maple, Digital Pigment
JR, Ballerina in Containers // Signed Lithograph, Urban Art, Street Art Print
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983)
Ballerina in Containers, Holding Tight, Le Havre, France, 2022
Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Dimensions : 70 x 100 cm (27.5 x 39.5 in)
Edition of 18...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art JR (aka Jean René) Art
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JR // Un Groupe Posant Dans Une Barque Amarrée Sur La Plage // Street Art
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983)
Un groupe posant dans une barque amarrée sur la plage revu par JR, Marseille vers 1930, 2013
Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions : 70 x 100 cm (27.5 x 39...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art JR (aka Jean René) Art
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JR MIGRANTS, MAYRA, PICNIC ACROSS THE BORDER Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
MIGRANTS, MAYRA, PICNIC ACROSS THE BORDER. TECATE, MEXICO–USA (2017)
Date of creation: 2019
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 500
Size: 80 x 20 cm
Condition: In m...
Category
2010s Modern JR (aka Jean René) Art
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Wood, Maple, Digital Pigment
JR, In the Container Wall - Lithograph, Urban Art, Street Art, Signed Print
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983)
In the container wall, Le Havre, France, 2014, 2020
Medium: Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Dimensions: 49.8 × 69.9 cm (19 3/5 × 27 1/2 in)
Edition of 180: Ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art JR (aka Jean René) Art
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Lithograph
JR // Giants, Kikito // Lithograph, Street Art, Urban Art, Signed Print
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983)
Giants, Kikito, September 6, 2017, 7.27 p.m., Tecate, Mexico - U.S.A., 2017, 2020
Medium : 14 colors lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions : 36 x 46 cm (14.2 x 18....
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art JR (aka Jean René) Art
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Lithograph
JR, Los Surcos de la Ciudad - Lithograph, Signed Print, Street Art, Urban Art
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, born 1983)
Los Surcos de la Ciudad, Marino Saura Oton, Cartagena, Espagne, 2021
Medium: Lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions: 48 x 36 cm (18.9 x 14.2 in)
Edition of 250: H...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art JR (aka Jean René) Art
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Lithograph
JR, Trompe l’Oeil, Death Valley, Billboard - Signed Print, Street Art, Urban Art
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, born 1983)
Trompe l’Oeil, Death Valley, Billboard, March 4, 2017, 2021
Medium: Lithograph in colors, on BFK Rives
Dimensions: 50 x 85 cm (19.7 x 33.5 in)
Edition of 180: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art JR (aka Jean René) Art
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JR // Giants, Alain // Lithograph, Street Art, Urban Art, Signed Print
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983)
Giants, Alain, April 13, 08.22 P.M., Havana, Cuba, 2019
Medium : 17 colors lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions : 100 x 70 cm (39.5 x 27.5 in)
Edition of 180: Han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art JR (aka Jean René) Art
Materials
Lithograph
JR, Women Are Heroes - Lithograph, Street Art, Urban Art, Signed Print
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Hamburg, DE
JR (French, b. 1983)
Women Are Heroes, Elizabeth Kamanga on Sea, Le Havre, France, 2021
Medium: Lithograph in colors on BFK Rives paper
Dimensions: 50 × 70 cm (19 7/10 × 27 3/5 in)
E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art JR (aka Jean René) Art
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Lithograph
Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, 18 mai 2021, 19h58, Print
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Zug, CH
JR
Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 18 mai 2021, 19h58, Paris, France, 2021
2021
Giclée Print Laminated with G-gloss, Mounted on 3mm Dibond
64 × 96 cm
(25.2 × 37.8 in)
In mi...
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2010s Photorealist JR (aka Jean René) Art
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Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, 25 mai 2021, 22h18
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Zug, CH
JR
Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 25 mai 2021, 22h18, Paris, France, 2021
2021
Giclée Print Laminated with G-gloss, Mounted on 3mm Dibond
64 × 96 cm
(25.2 × 37.8 in)
In mint condition
Edition of 472
Signed by JR on the bottom right corner (stamp and lead)
Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity
In mint condition, as acquired from the publisher
We are delighted to introduce you to JR's latest art editions; which are based on his installation Les Falaises de Trocadéro at the Parvis des Droits de l'Homme, from 17 May to 19 June 2021 in Paris. With Les Falaises de Trocadéro JR continues his reflection on architecture and excavation of iconic monuments, imagining a trompe l'oeil revealing a street below a large precipice topped by the iconic Eiffel Tower. Through this work, JR redefines the codes of the urban landscape and invites spectators to apprehend their environment differently. The artwork renews itself according to the various lights of day, with each moment offering a new perspective on Paris’ most famous monument, the Eiffel Tower. The latter remains the central element of the composition, but the illusion of an underground city is a new myth, adding to the long list of its rich history. JR continues to reveal the monuments of Paris in a new light by sublimating them and inviting spectators to take a fresh look at their everyday environment. JR used an anamorphosis technique, requiring the audience and volunteers to be at a precise point resulting in spectators trying to find the perfect location and interacting with the artwork, hoping not to fall into the imagined precipice.
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2010s Photorealist JR (aka Jean René) Art
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JR MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY Limited edition skate set Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JR - MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK, USA (2015)
Date of creation: 2019
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 250
Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate)
Condition: I...
Category
2010s Modern JR (aka Jean René) Art
Materials
Wood, Maple, Screen
JR MIGRANTS, 28 MILLIMÈTRES: WOMEN ARE HEROES. Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
28 MILLIMÈTRES: WOMEN ARE HEROES. ACTION IN KIBERA SLUM, "INTO THE WILD", KENYA (2009)
Date of creation: 2019
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 500
Size: 80 x 20 ...
Category
2010s Modern JR (aka Jean René) Art
Materials
Wood, Maple, Digital Pigment
JR MIGRANTS, MAYRA, PICNIC ACROSS THE BORDER Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
MIGRANTS, MAYRA, PICNIC ACROSS THE BORDER. TECATE, MEXICO–USA (2017)
Date of creation: 2019
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 500
Size: 80 x 20 cm
Condition: In m...
Category
2010s Modern JR (aka Jean René) Art
Materials
Maple, Digital Pigment, Wood
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In 2004, JR found his calling when he started the "Portrait of a Generation" project, a series of black-and-white portraits of young people from the banlieues. He pasted these portraits on walls and rooftops throughout the city, often in unexpected places, to give visibility to a group of people who were often marginalized in French society. The project quickly gained attention and was featured in a number of exhibitions and publications.
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Wood, Maple, Screen
JR MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY Limited edition skate set Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JR - MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK, USA (2015)
Date of creation: 2019
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 250
Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate)
Condition: In mint conditions and never displayed
This work is formed by five skate decks made of 7 ply grade A Canadian maple wood. This set belongs to a numbered limited edition of 250.
The art of JR merges photography, installation, street art and social engagement. Following his 2014 work on Ellis Island, where the artist created a series of portraits of immigrants and displayed them at the island's abandoned hospital, the artist took some pictures of immigrants walking the streets of New York. The artist focused on the picture taken to Elmar Aliyev a 20-year-old waiter from Azerbaijan who immigrated to the United States after he won the green-card lottery.
One night in 2015, JR and his team pasted 62 strips of paper on the ground of the Flatiron Plaza, creating a 150-foot-tall image of Aliyev. That day people walked on his image and, just like many other immigrants, Aliyev was invisible to them.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
JR is a French artist known for his large-scale photographic works that often address social and political issues. Born on February 22, 1983, in Paris, JR grew up in the banlieues, or suburbs, surrounding the city. He first became interested in graffiti as a teenager and began creating large-scale murals in the streets. After studying at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, he began experimenting with photography and street art.
In 2004, JR found his calling when he started the "Portrait of a Generation" project, a series of black-and-white portraits of young people from the banlieues. He pasted these portraits on walls and rooftops throughout the city, often in unexpected places, to give visibility to a group of people who were often marginalized in French society. The project quickly gained attention and was featured in a number of exhibitions and publications.
In 2007, JR began working on "Face 2 Face," a project that involved pasting portraits of Israelis and Palestinians face to face on both sides of the Separation Wall in the West Bank. The project was meant to challenge preconceived notions and promote dialogue between the two communities. The portraits were also displayed in various cities around the world, including Paris, Berlin, and New York.
JR continued to push the boundaries of street art and photography with his "Women Are Heroes" project in 2008. This project consisted of large-scale portraits of women from different countries, which were pasted on walls and buildings in their communities. The project aimed to celebrate women and draw attention to their struggles and the injustices they face around the world.
In 2011, JR collaborated with the film director Agnès Varda on the documentary film "Faces, Places," which followed the two artists as they traveled through rural France and created large-scale portraits of the people they met along the way. The film was a critical and commercial success, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
In recent years, JR has continued to create large-scale photographic works that engage with social and political issues. In 2018, he created an installation at the US-Mexico border consisting of a giant photograph...
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2010s Modern JR (aka Jean René) Art
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Wood, Maple, Screen
JR MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY Limited edition skate set Street Art Design
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JR - MIGRANTS, WALKING NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK, USA (2015)
Date of creation: 2019
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 250
Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate)
Condition: I...
Category
2010s Modern JR (aka Jean René) Art
Materials
Wood, Maple, Screen
The Ballerina In Containers, Holding Tight, Le Havre, 2021
By JR (aka Jean René)
Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
Medium: 14 colour lithograph printed on Marinoni machine on white paper BFK Rives - 270 grams
Size: 70 × 100 cm
Edition of 180
Signed and numbered
Category
2010s JR (aka Jean René) Art
Materials
Lithograph
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