J R Wins TED 2011 PrizeSlide Show:
“Giving Slums A Human Face”
Image Credit: J R/Agence VUwww.jr-art.net
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1 The TED prize for 2011 will go to the graffiti artist J R, who has made a name for himself by plastering downtrodden neighborhoods around the world with colossal photographs.
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1 The French artist, 27, is fiercely protective of his anonymity, and identifies himself only by his initials.
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“portraits of women” in a Rio slum.
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1 “Portraits of women” in Paris in 2009, part of J R's “28 Millimeters” project, named for the wide-angle lens he uses on his subjects.
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An installation in Cambodia.
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1 An installation on the Palestinian side of Israel's security fence, Bethlehem, March 2007.
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Kibera, Nairobi, January 2009.
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Kibera, Nairobi, January 2009.
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Kibera, Nairobi, January 2009.
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Kibera, Nairobi, January 2009.
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 2009.