JR's TED Prize wish: Use art to turn the world inside out
By Sandy Son Posted in Blog on November 28, 2011 0 Comments 1 min read
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From TED

About the video: JR, a semi-anonymous French street artist, uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out. Learn more about his work and learn how you can join in at insideoutproject.net.

Transcript:

“In some ways, art can change the world. Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy. Actually the fact that art cannot change things makes it a neutral place for exchanges and discussions, and then enables you to change the world.” -JR

To see the video, click here.


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