JR: Chronicles at Brooklyn Museum Surveys Fifteen Years of Street Art
The Brooklyn Museum is showcasing 'JR: Chronicles', a comprehensive look at the work of French street artist JR, on display until May 3, 2020. This exhibition highlights fifteen years of JR's artistic journey, featuring 'The Chronicles of New York City', which is a multimedia representation of over 1,000 New Yorkers captured in the summer of 2018. It begins with a 2004 photograph of videomaker Ladj Ly, marking JR's inaugural billboard-sized print. Following the 2005 riots, JR documented residents of Les Bosquets, sharing their images across Paris. The exhibit also features works such as 'Face 2 Face', 'Women Are Heroes', and 'The Gun Chronicles'. Meanwhile, the Bronx Museum is hosting 'Henry Chalfant: Art vs. Transit, 1977-1987' until March 8, 2020, focusing on the early days of subway graffiti.
Key facts
- JR: Chronicles at Brooklyn Museum runs until May 3, 2020.
- The exhibition covers fifteen years of JR's work, from 2004 to 2019.
- The Chronicles of New York City features over 1,000 New Yorkers photographed in summer 2018.
- JR's 2004 photograph of Ladj Ly was his first billboard-sized print, pasted in Les Bosquets, Montfermeil.
- Face 2 Face (2007) placed portraits of Israelis and Palestinians on the separation wall.
- Women Are Heroes began in Rio de Janeiro's Morro da Providencia favela in 2008.
- Kikito installation (2017) addresses the US-Mexico border wall.
- Henry Chalfant: Art vs. Transit, 1977-1987 is at the Bronx Museum until March 8, 2020.
- Equitable Building at 120 Broadway is being covered in graffiti as part of a $60 million renovation.
Entities
Artists
- JR
- Ladj Ly
- Diego Rivera
- Henry Chalfant
- Dondi
- Futura
- Lady Pink
- Blade
- Crash
- DAZE
- Kikito
Institutions
- Brooklyn Museum
- Bronx Museum
- Equitable Building
- Artribune
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Montfermeil
- Les Bosquets
- Israel
- West Bank
- Palestinian territories
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
- Morro da Providencia
- Cambodia
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
- Tecate
- Mexico
- Manhattan
- 120 Broadway