Jr Street Artist Ted Talk. Jr is the pseudonym of a french photographer and street artist whose identity is unconfirmed. Koch theater, home of the new york city ballet, into a swirl of bodies.
With a camera, a dedicated wheatpasting crew and the help of whole villages and favelas, 2011 ted prize winner jr shows the world its true face. Jr is an artist with a desire to transform our collective streets — from french public houses to brazilian favelas. Financed by a $100,000 ted prize, the artist accordingly began the international participatory art project 'inside out' (2011.
Anonymous street artist jr operates in the quiet of the night to transform a urban scene or slum into a massive work of art.
Most of jr’s projects — including his instagram essay of kim il sung’s 100th birthday celebration in north korea last year — begin with him seeing a news report. “most of the projects i’ve […] Jr's work often challenges widely held preconceptions and the reductive images propagated by advertising and the media. jr's work combines art and action, and deals with commitment, This play on words provides a snapshot of the 2011 ted prize.