JR is an internationally acclaimed street artist, photographer and filmmaker known for his massive photo-pasting murals that transform cityscapes into powerful messages of empathy and connection.

In this episode, JR shares his journey from tagging buildings in Paris as a teen to using art to bridge divides in tense and dangerous places – from the Middle East to Brazilian favelas to Tehachapi, a maximum-security prison in California.

Explore JR’s latest documentary “Tehachapi” here: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/tehachapi/chapters/tehachapi

Links from the Show:

Tehachapi documentary on Masterclass
Face to Face documentary (Israelis and Palestinians)
Faces Places documentary
Inside Out project
JR:murals App on App Store
JR’s TED Talks

For more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to https://www.thegreatcreators.com.

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JR: The Artist Whose Mind-Bending Portraits Cover the West Bank, Louvre, and a Supermax Prison