I'm an Artist, So I Don't Really Bring Answers

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Sometimes people have objected to the implied messages of that in your art. I think activism is a much stronger form to actually bring answers, or say disis how it should be done, or how it could be done. But no, too cano bring a message that everyone's the same and equal. It's much more intricate than that. i've up open a project in two thousand 11, a ted actually, which is called inside out. And people can send me their potoes and i will print it in a giant' size and ship it back to them wherever they are in the world.

Art can move us in deep, meaningful ways. A beautiful song, a good book, or a great film can change our perspectives and attitudes toward ideas, and sometimes people. Where does that magic come from–and how can we channel it when we’re creating? JR is an artist famed for his enormous black and white portraits that tell stories and adorn surfaces from the Louvre to the favelas of Brazil. His ambitious projects, like a recent massive mural outside a supermax prison in California or the boy who peers curiously over the wall at the Mexico–United States border, put a deeply human face to things we might have only read in the news while also highlighting and celebrating the connections between us humans. In this episode, JR talks about the importance of joy in his art-making process, speaks to the value of community and curiosity, and shares how his unique working style developed over the years.