JR

Quick Facts

Full Name	JR
Occupation	Photographer
Date Of Birth	Feb 22, 1983(1983-02-22)
Age	41
Birthplace	Bloemfontein
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Free State
Horoscope	Aquarius

JR Biography

JR is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on February 22, 1983 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. Photographer filmmaker, artist, and photographer famous worldwide for his bold exhibits that cover everything from the Israeli-Palestinian war as well as European street art. He is renowned for his illegal shows Portrait of a Generation and Face 2 Face.

The photos typically deal with political as well as social commentaries, but he often captures pictures of famous people and celebrities such as Cara delevingne as well as Sean Penn.

Between 2004 and 2006, JR created Portraits of a Generation, portraits of young people from the housing projects around Paris that he exhibited in huge format. This illegal project became official when the City of Paris put JR’s photos up on buildings. At the beginning of his projects, JR wanted to bring art into the street: “In the street, we reach people who never go to museums.” In 2005, JR began pasting photographs of individuals from Les Bosquets on the walls of Paris to rectify the unbalanced coverage and representation of the people in the epicentre of the French riots that year.

The Art Series led to further collaborations between the artist and the New York City Ballet, as months later he explored a new artistic medium of choreography. JR worked with the company’s ballet master in chief Peter Martins to create a piece titled Les Bosquets based on his beginnings during the 2005 riots in the Parisian suburbs. For this project, the dancers became his paper and his works were transformed to the stage.

The French born native of France, his work and photography has seen him travel the globe.

JR Net Worth

JR is one of the richest Photographer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, JR 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His passion for street art as well as photography started when he discovered an camera in the Paris subway and began to take pictures of European street art.

In 2010 the documentary Women Are Heroes was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

JR (French pronunciation: ​[ʒi ɛʁ] ; born 22 February 1983) is the pseudonym of a French photographer and street artist whose identity is unconfirmed. Describing himself as a photograffeur, he flyposts large black-and-white photographic images in public locations, in a manner similar to the appropriation of the built environment by the graffiti artist. He states that the street is “the largest art gallery in the world.” He started out on the streets of Paris. JR’s work “often challenges widely held preconceptions and the reductive images propagated by advertising and the media.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is JR Dating?

According to our records, JR married to Prune Nourry. As of December 1, 2023, JR’s is not dating anyone.

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This first film was part of the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. It was programmed in during La Semaine de la Critique (International Critics’ Week), and competed for the Caméra d’Or. In May 2010, JR was invited to present his film on Le Grand Journal on Canal+ in Cannes during the festival.

Facts & Trivia

JR Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. JR celebrates birthday on February 22 of every year.

In 2010, during a radio program in San Diego, California, artist Shepard Fairey stated: “JR is the most ambitious street artist working.” Le Monde has described his work as “revealing humanity.” With over a million Instagram followers, he’s one of the most popular artists on social media.

What is JR known for?

JR
Nationality| French
Known for| Street art, photography, graffiti
Notable work| Inside Out Project, Faces Places, “Women are Heroes”, “Face 2 Face”
Awards| TED Prize

How old is JR the artist?

39 years (February 22, 1983)

Where was JR born?

Paris, France

What type of artwork does JR create?

Photography

Can art change the world?

“ Art can motivate people to turn thinking into doing.” One of the great challenges today is that we often feel untouched by the problems of others and by global issues like climate change, even when we could easily do something to help.