Coverage – JR’s Solo Exhibition “Horizontal” @ Perrotin Gallery, NYC

The one and only mysterious photographer we know as JR is back in NYC with a solo show at Perrotin Gallery in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. As usual JR has transformed the space into his personal playground converting the gallery into a conduit for social change and awareness. Using his trademark black and white photo portrait style along with some interactive pieces such as moving model trains & a documentary film, JR expresses his concerns about modern society, and immigration in particular.

Coverage – JR’s Solo Exhibition “Horizontal” @ Perrotin Gallery, NYC

It seems like JR is not satisfied unless he can go BIG. Those familiar with his work know that he is always pushing boundaries, and doing so mostly on a grandiose scale. This has been illustrated many times over including his work in the favelas of Brazil entitled “Women Are Heroes” & his “Inside Out” project which was located in NYC’s Times Square.

Jr’s current show at Perrotin Gallery is no different. Patrons even before entering the gallery are treated to a larger than life photograph of an individual climbing the outside of the gallery and taking a peak into the installation. This alone is worth the trip!

Once inside viewers can explode the two story space and discover everything from standard framed photographs, to films staring past collaborators (like Robert De Niro), and full walls of trains featuring an almost mosaics effect of faces which travel back and forth on metal rails.

JR is a master of his craft and one of the strongest voices of today’s “street” artists. Trust me you will regret it if you miss this one… plus you never know who you will run into in the gallery!