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FOAM MAGAZINE #11/ YOUNG / JRJR ~ Portrait of a GenerationAn undercover photographer, engaged artist and self-described ‘activist’, French street artist JR turns his photos into huge posters that he illegally pastes on the streets in cities world wide. Using a camera he found in the Paris Metro, he turns the city streets into enormous open air photo galleries, confronting passers-by with up close and personal portraits of youths from the banlieues. |
Ladj Ly as seen by JR, Cite des Bosquets, Montfermeil © JR/www.jr-art.net
Koko, 20 years old, born in Bondy, La Rorestiere, Clichy-sous-Bois, B.24, unemployed Goudron, 25 years old, born in Paris, Les Bosquets, Montfermeil, B.12, merchant © JR/www.jr-art.net
Dealing area, Les Bosquets, Montfermeil © JR/www.jr-art.net