After living in Manhattan for nine years, JR decided to devote his third major mural project to the

After living in Manhattan for nine years, JR decided to devote his third major mural project to the city he had come to call home, creating “The Chronicles of New York City.” The French artist sees his “Chronicles” series as a way of getting to know a place through the people that live there. He says, “It’s the most amazing excuse to be able to go anywhere and tap on people’s shoulders and say ‘who are you?‘” Each of the 1,128 New Yorkers photographed was also asked to contribute a short audio recording. Using the JR: Murals app, you can listen to the stories that accompany the artwork at the Brooklyn Museum or other locations around Brooklyn where details of the mural have been installed: Domino Park in Williamsburg, Kings Theater in Flatbush, and 80 Hanson Place in Downtown Brooklyn. Hear JR speak more about the Chronicles of New York City, and see more from JR’s career in JR: Chronicles through October 18JR (French, born 1983). JR (French, born 1983). The Chronicles of New York City, 2018–19 (detail). ⇨ The Chronicles of New York City, 2018–19. Details of participants. Inkjet print on vinyl. © JR-ART.NET -- source link

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