JR plans the large-scale work to commemorate the 40th anniversary of christo and jeanne-claude's 'pont neuf wrapped.'

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from monumental murals to ephemeral installations, here are the top 10 public art projects of 2024 that shaped the year in creativity.

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in october 2019,JR created a massive mural with prisoners at tehachapi, one of california's most violent maximum-security prisons.

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for ‘l’observatoire’, JR adds hidden compartments and secret messages in marquetry inside a venice simplon-orient-express train carriage.

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designboom speaks with french artist JR about la nascita, his new monumental rock installation just outside milan central station.

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launched at miami art basel 2023, the 122-meter-long mural offers a glimpse into the city's social dynamics and paradoxes.

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JR's show explores the interplay between darkness and light, through fluid dance moves, anthropomorphic shadows and glow-in-the-dark costumes.

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art d'égypt celebrates the opening of forever is now III, the third annual desert exhibition backdropped by the pyramids of giza.

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jr adds a geological dimension to palais garnier in paris    Alongside the buzzing energy coming out of Paris Design Week 2023, French artist JR reveals his latest show-stopping installation in the heart of the French capital. As part of the Palais Garnier’s renovation, the Opéra National de Paris invited the artist to transform the scaffolding of the […]

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launching in turin on february 9th, 2023, JR's work investigates the reality of refugees displaced and impacted by war, famine, and natural disasters.

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