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French street artist JR turns the faces and bodies of ordinary people into giant artworks on the walls of their cities

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French artist * JR [1]* has recently installed a series of massive collages ...

Missed the chance to see JR’s Giants installation series when it was in Rio for the 2016 Olympics? Then head down to Lazinc in London to view a set of artworks related to the project.

It's part of Inside Out, a massive "participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work."

An artist named JR paints these kinds of murals in favelas of Brazil... he also started to paint them in other cities as well... I think its a great concept of are for inner city youth... —

JR（ジェイアール）が、日本で再び個展を開催する。同氏は、昨年ワタリウム美術館で初の展覧会を開きユニークな作風で話題を集めたフランス人アーティスト。

For those unfamiliar with it, the TED Prize offers one winner $100,000 for a charity of their choice and, more importantly, "One Wish to Change the World." The "One Wish" is designed to leverage the TED community's resources and talent to create projects with far-reaching impact. JR will announce his "One Wish to Change the World" at the TED on March 2nd. JR's previous projects have included a wide variety of street art installations, some of which have gained official recognition. Here are…