Talk & Book Signing

JR「JR, The Chronicles of Kyoto, 2024」

RESERVATION REQUIRED

FREE

2025.4.12: 15:30―17:00

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The Chronicles of Kyoto, Close Up, Japan, 2024 © JR

ARTIST TALK：JR "JR, The Chronicles of Kyoto, 2024"
In this event, There will be, at first, a screening of the making of “JR, The Chronicles of Kyoto, 2024” which was produced during JR’s residency in Kyoto last year and a Q&A session after showing the video. After the event, a book signing session will also be held at the venue. This is a rare opportunity to feel close to the artists.

Important Notice: * Registration will begin at 3:00 p.m. and numbered tickets will be distributed.
* Please note that there will be 50 seats reserved in advance, and all other seats may be standing room only.
* If you wish to book-sign up, we recommend that you purchase a catalog at the registration desk for the event.
* Please wait for the reservation link to be available soon on Peatix.

Speakers Speakers

JR (KYOTOGRAPHIE 2025 Artist)

© Grégoire Machavoine

French artist JR creates monumental public art projects that inspire passersby to ask questions and confront their own perceptions. After his first major project Portrait of a Generation (2004–06), which challenged stereotypes of Parisian suburban youth, he began working internationally. Whether it be pasting the faces of Israeli and Palestinian people on both sides of the Separation Wall (2007), the eyes of women on train cars in Kibera, Kenya (2009), or a giant toddler peeking over the US-Mexico border fence (2017), JR's larger-than-life installations amplify the stories of everyday people and foster dialogue.
JR also has a rigorous studio art practice, creating gallery artworks that are exhibited internationally. He has had major retrospectives at the Brooklyn Museum (2019) and Maison Européenne de la Photographie (2018) as well as shown artworks and installations at the Venice Biennale (2022), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (2019), and the NGV Triennial (2020).
In 2017 JR started the Chronicles project, a series of epic participatory murals. Each work involves photographing and filming hundreds of people, alone or in groups, and then collaging their portraits together to create a highly-realistic composition that deals with a place or social issue.

In Autumn 2024, JR and his team moved their nomadic photo studio around Kyoto inviting passers-by to have their portraits taken and stories recorded. JR, The Chronicles of Kyoto, 2024 offers a window into the social dynamics and paradoxes in Kyoto and will be revealed at KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival in April 2025.