JR: Can Art Change the World?

The most comprehensive monograph on the enigmatic French street artist - now updated to include brand-new work. Filled with stunning photography, this extraordinary monograph charts JR´s widereaching trajectory and a range of collaborative projects executed across the globe. Created in close collaboration with the artist, it features chapters on each of JR´s major bodies of work - from ´Expo2Rue´, which launched his career as a street artist, to ´The Gun Chronicles: A Story of America´ published in Time magazine in 2018. A specially commissioned graphic novel by comic artist Joseph Remnant and a survey essay by Nato Thompson tell JR´s fascinating story. The most comprehensive monograph on the prolific career of JR, now updated to include brand-new projects and commissions; Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum opening in October 2019; JR´s site-specific works have a wide audience that spans urban and youth cultures, art, and activism; Made in close collaboration with JR, the book includes all bodies of his work, his collaborations with other artists and institutions such as the New York Ballet, film director Agnès Varda, and Time magazine.