Artist JR on His Most Daring Projects, Paris Graffiti, and His Latest Documentary, ‘Tehachapi’
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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
01. Tehachapi documentary on Masterclass
02. Face to Face documentary (Israelis and Palestinians)
03. Faces Places documentary
04. Inside Out project
05. JR:murals App on App Store
06. JR’s TED Talks
