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London Street Art: JR Takes Over Soho

October 6, 2008 at 4:00 PM | 1 Comment

Paris-based photographer and street artist JR thinks bigger than most of his peers. His black-and-white wheat-pasted images are gargantuan in scale, taking over entire faces of buildings and extending to the rooftops.

His work is often subtly socially conscious. JR takes evocative photographs of marginalized people from around the world and blows them up to massive proportions. Towering over you, it's difficult to escape thinking about who these people are, and what their stories are.

One of his latest projects is located in Soho in London. It depicts residents from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, and was installed to coincide with his solo show at the Lazarides Gallery

Related Stories:
· JR Art [Official Site]
· JR Goes Massive in Soho [Supertouch]
· Street Art coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Supertouch]