{"product_id":"jr-chronicles-hardcover","title":"Jr: Chronicles - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eJr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne Pasternak\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA comprehensive overview on the French artist who has transformed cities worldwide with his epic portraits of their inhabitants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past two decades, French artist JR has massively expanded the impact of public art through his ambitious projects that give visibility and agency to people around the world. Showcasing the full scope of the artist's career, \u003ci\u003eJR: Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e accompanies the first major exhibition in North America of works by the French-born artist. Working at the intersections of photography, social engagement and street art, JR collaborates with communities by taking individual portraits, reproducing them at a monumental scale and wheat pasting them--sometimes illegally--in nearby public spaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis superbly produced volume traces JR's career from his early documentation of graffiti artists as a teenager in Paris to his large-scale architectural interventions in cities worldwide, to his more recent digitally collaged murals that create collective portraits of diverse publics. The centerpiece of the accompanying exhibition is \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e, a new epic mural of more than 1,000 New Yorkers. Also included are previously unseen murals set in Brooklyn; \u003ci\u003eFace 2 Face\u003c\/i\u003e, diptychs of Israelis and Palestinians in Palestinian and Israeli cities; \u003ci\u003eWomen Are Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring images of the eyes of women gazing back at their communities in numerous countries; \u003ci\u003eThe Gun Chronicles: A Story of America\u003c\/i\u003e, JR's complex work on guns in America; and other equally famous works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJR\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1983) is best known for his monumental, wheat-pasted street portraiture projects. JR has carried out projects across the globe. He has shown in museums worldwide and has created site specific works for the Louvre, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the Centre Pompidou. \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174917390585,"sku":"9782954226699","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZjBEdWRFTGZiUENuUDFKenFUOUVHZz09.webp?v=1767654816","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/jr-chronicles-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}