JR: The Artist Whose Mind-Bending Portraits Cover the West Bank, Louvre, and a Supermax Prison
Podcast: The Great Creators with Guy RazPublished On: Tue Nov 19 2024
Description: JR is an internationally acclaimed street artist, photographer and filmmaker known for his massive photo-pasting murals that transform cityscapes into powerful messages of empathy and connection.In this episode, JR shares his journey from tagging buildings in Paris as a teen to using art to bridge divides in tense and dangerous places – from the Middle East to Brazilian favelas to Tehachapi, a maximum-security prison in California. Explore JR’s latest documentary “Tehachapi” here: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/tehachapi/chapters/tehachapi Links from the Show: Tehachapi documentary on MasterclassFace to Face documentary (Israelis and Palestinians)Faces Places documentaryInside Out projectJR:murals App on App StoreJR’s TED TalksFor more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to https://www.thegreatcreators.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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