JR is a pseudonym of a French artist who flyposts* large black-and-white photographs on the street, often challenging advertising and media by the use of portraiture and community involvement. In 2010, JR won the TED Prize for 2011. He used the $100,000 award money to start the Inside Out Project. *Flyposting (sometimes known as wild posting or bill posting) …
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JR’s Monumental Artworks Have an Olympic Moment in Rio
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The Art of Protest
Can artists respond effectively to social and political upheaval? Nina Power 22 February 2016 Tate Etc. issue 36: Spring 2016 The Tate Modern display Citizens and States poses a range of possible ways that artists might react to or participate in moments of change. Nina Power takes this as a starting point to look …
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