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JR — The Wrinkles of the City Los Angeles
JR

The Wrinkles of the City Los Angeles

A large-scale photograph mounted on wood captures the deeply lined face of an elderly Los Angeles resident, their weathered features mapped like a landscape of lived experience. JR's signature street art style merges portraiture with urban architecture, allowing the subject's wrinkles to echo the textures and layers of the city itself. The work is part of JR's ongoing global series that pastes monumental images of ordinary people onto the surfaces of cities, giving voice to those often overlooked by society.

Medium
photograph on wood

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February 29, 2016

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JR, The Wrinkles of the City Los Angeles

A large-scale photograph mounted on wood captures the deeply lined face of an elderly Los Angeles resident, their weathered features mapped like a landscape of lived experience. JR's signature street art style merges portraiture with urban architecture, allowing the subject's wrinkles to echo the textures and layers of the city itself. The work is part of JR's ongoing global series that pastes monumental images of ordinary people onto the surfaces of cities, giving voice to those often overlooked by society.

Medium
photograph on wood
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, French, Street Art, Mixed Media, Social Commentary, Urban, Portrait, Black and White, Contemporary

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Alex Capecelatro