How Art Can Turn the World Inside Out
In Paris, Palestine, Peru, and beyond—guerrilla artist JR asks the people of the world share their faces to transform urban landscapes into stories.
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Infamous "photograffeur" JR won the TED prize and a wish to change the world. What does he want to do? Turn the world Inside Out!
JR's projects seek to challenge social preconceptions and bring communities together through radical acts of art. The Inside Out Project asks people around the world to use their personal identities to share millions of untold stories.
"I wish for you to stand up for what you care about by participating in a global art project, and together we'll turn the world...INSIDE OUT." -JR, TED Prize
Learn More: www.insideoutproject.net
TED Prize Winner JR & INSIDE OUT from TED Prize on Vimeo.
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