JR

Biography

JR is a French photographer and artist. Describing himself as a photograffeur, he flyposts large black-and-white photographic images in public locations, in a manner similar to the appropriation of the built environment by the graffiti artist.

Directed

1. Faces Places (2017) — Director
2. Ellis (2015) — Director
3. An Urban Allegory (2024) — Director
4. Omelia Contadina (2020) — Director
5. Tehachapi (2024) — Director
6. Women Are Heroes (2011) — Director
7. Paper & Glue (2021) — Director
8. Les Bosquets (2015) — Director
9. Tehachapi (2021) — Director
10. The Past Goes Fast (2022) — Director
11. The Clichy-Montfermeil Chronicles (2017) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Faces Places (2017) — Self
2. 60 Minutes (1968) — Self
3. Tehachapi (2024) — Self
4. Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A (2021) — Self
5. Paper & Glue (2021) — Self
6. #JR (2018) — Self
7. Fame (2017)
8. Varda by Agnès (2019) — Self
9. The Past Goes Fast (2022) — Self
10. Chance Is the Best Assistant (2018) — Self
11. Leica – A Century of Vision — Self
12. La Caverne du Pont-Neuf (2026) — Himself