As an undercover photographer, JR transforms his pictures into posters and makes open space photo galleries out of our streets. An acute observer of our time, as comfortable in cozy neighborhoods as in urban ghettos, he questions pedestrians with the exhibitions he mounts on their everyday commutes.
He has exhbited artwork on the walls of the European Center for Photography and the square of the Hotel de Ville in Paris. He is always thinking of new ways of exhibiting his work, keeping in urban areas where the streets help reveal the meaning of the pictures themselves.
Where art is exhibited is hugely important in terms of how it is viewed and understood. JR is still creating after he has produced the artwork by cleverly placing his work in an outside environment. It's what stands him apart from other artists. He is questioning the boundaries of the public and private realms and changing how we perceive art. It also means people that would otherwise not visit a gallery get to view his art.
Maybe we should look at different ways of displaying our work this coming year giving more people the chance to view it. It would be break from the norm if our final year show was placed outside around the uni campus rather than in the school of design.
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I may be wrong but I think I saw these photos a few weeks ago in London near the eye (either that or they were a similar style).
Your definatly right in that we need to look at different ways and places to display our work. Particually the image around the door frame would not be an easy one to ignore or forget. I love the idea or the final year show moving out of the School of Design building, it could be something really fun to work with.
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