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PARIS, FRANCE
While Paris has a lively street art culture,
native JR has gained the most international
fame. JR has exhibited his giant black-andwhite photos in cities all over the world,
from Japan to Palestine to New York. In
2009, JR decorated the River Seine with
this image of a woman’s eye for part of
his”Women Are Heroes” exhibit, where he
covered public spaces across the globe
with images of women. Most recently,
he completed a massive photographic
installation in Times Square, New York.
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