JR Women Past May 25 – Jul 18, 2023 Geneva Exhibition Details:JRWomenMay 25 – Jul 18, 2023Gallery:Quai des Bergues 15-17GenevaPress:Press Release (EN)Press Release (FR)Connect: (opens in a new window) @JR (opens in a new window) @pacegalleryAbove: JR, 28 Millimètres, Women Are Heroes, Action dans la Favela Morro da Providência, Escalier, close-up, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil, 2008 ©JR Pace Gallery is pleased to announce JR: Women, a solo exhibition of work by the internationally renowned French artist. Marking the artist’s first show in Switzerland since 2008, JR will present a suite of artworks from his Women Are Heroes project. This exhibition follows the release of his latest encyclopaedic book, Artist Until I Find a Real Job, published in April 2023.Known for his large-scale, outdoor photographic installations, JR’s practice is rooted in an exploration of identity, community, and social justice. His work is typified by monumental installations that transform urban settings and tackle cultural and socio-political issues. Through his portraits, JR brings individual experiences and stories to the broadest possible audience.JR: Women showcases the Women Are Heroes project that the artist began in 2008 in Sierra Leone, before taking the project to Liberia, Kenya, Cambodia, India, Brazil, and France. Travelling through zones of conflict, JR found that women are commonly the primary victims of war, brutality, and political or religious fanaticism. In 28 Millimètres, Women are Heroes, Rispah Atemba, Sierra Leone (2008), JR intimately captures the image of a smiling woman resting her head on her hands. Her disposition is jubilant and full of energy despite the political upheavals in Sierra Leone, which was in a state of recovery following the end of a civil war. JR displayed her portrait, and those of other women, on the side of trucks, buildings, and temporary structures as an act of resistance and hope. In placing the lives of local women on centre stage, JR’s work provides a space for them to freely express themselves however they chose.In other works, such as 28 Millimètres, Women are Heroes, Action Dans La Favela Morro da Providência, Escalier, Close-Up, Rio de Janeiro, Bresil (2008) or 28 Millimètres, Women Are Heroes, Exhibition In Paris, Femme Allongée - Delivery In Paris, Under The Sun, France (2010), JR pastes his portraits of women in public spaces, bringing their individual stories into the public arena. In doing so, JR removes the boundary between everyday life and art galleries, bringing his work directly to the communities featured in the work. In Brazil, he pasted the image onto a stairway in the favela of Morro da Providência, to be seen from street level. Widely considered to be the first favela community in Brazil, JR connects this woman – as well as the others in the series – with her local community, demonstrating their abiding strength.JR’s practice underlines the crucial role that women play in society and highlights their dignity. Through an expressive and hopeful lens, the artworks celebrate the women’s heroism living through hardship. With an egalitarian approach to artmaking and an emphasis on collaboration, JR was often assisted by people from the neighbourhoods in installing and pasting the photographs. Stressing the collaborative nature of his work, at the end of each project, a book was made and distributed to those who participated. Despite differing countries and stories, the women in the portraits shown in JR: Women are displayed in conversation with one another, united in their fortitude. Read More Featured Works JR JR, 28 Millimètres, Women Are Heroes, Collage dans les rues de Monrovia, in the street of Monrovia, Liberia, 2008, color print, mounted on dibond, mat plexiglas, flushed wooden black frame, 49-3/16" × 87-3/8" × 2-3/4" (124.9 cm × 221.9 cm × 7 cm) Learn More Close modal JR JR 28 Millimètres, Women Are Heroes, Collage dans les rues de Monrovia, in the street of Monrovia, Liberia 2008 color print, mounted on dibond, mat plexiglas, flushed wooden black frame 49-3/16" × 87-3/8" × 2-3/4" (124.9 cm × 221.9 cm × 7 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back JR JR, 28 Millimètres, Women Are Heroes, Action in Phnom Penh, Umbrellas, Phnom Penh, Cambodge, 2009, color print, mounted on dibond, mat plexiglas, flushed wooden black frame, 49-3/16" × 73-13/16" × 2-3/4" (124.9 cm × 187.5 cm × 7 cm), overall Learn More Close modal JR JR 28 Millimètres, Women Are Heroes, Action in Phnom Penh, Umbrellas, Phnom Penh, Cambodge 2009 color print, mounted on dibond, mat plexiglas, flushed wooden black frame 49-3/16" × 73-13/16" × 2-3/4" (124.9 cm × 187.5 cm × 7 cm), overall Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back JR JR, 28 Millimètres, Women are Heroes, Action in Kibera Slum, « In the Forest », Kenya, 2009, color print, mounted on dibond, matte plexiglas, flushed black koto frame, 49" × 74" × 3" (124.5 cm × 188 cm × 7.6 cm) Learn More Close modal JR JR 28 Millimètres, Women are Heroes, Action in Kibera Slum, « In the Forest », Kenya 2009 color print, mounted on dibond, matte plexiglas, flushed black koto frame 49" × 74" × 3" (124.5 cm × 188 cm × 7.6 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back JR JR, 28 Millimètres, Women are Heroes, Action in Phnom Penh, Open Eyes, On Wood, Cambodge, 2009, ink on wood, black wood frame, 41" × 41" × 3" (104.1 cm × 104.1 cm × 7.6 cm), each Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Carousel slide 5 Carousel slide 6 JR JR 28 Millimètres, Women are Heroes, Action in Phnom Penh, Open Eyes, On Wood, Cambodge 2009 ink on wood, black wood frame 41" × 41" × 3" (104.1 cm × 104.1 cm × 7.6 cm), each Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Installation Views 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Exhibition FilmJR Studio: Women are Heroes, ProvidenciaA short film from JR's studio on Women Are Heroes; an international project with many images and little words. JR’s intention is to highlight the dignity of women who occupy crucial roles in societies, and find themselves victims of wartime, street crime, sexual assault, and religious and political extremism. This project takes place in Africa, Brazil, India and Cambodia. About the ArtistJR’s communal and collaborative practice promotes civic discourse across the globe through large-scale photographic interventions and digitally collaged murals. JR uses photographs, murals, films, videos, and other multimedia works to address socio-economic and political issues. His work—which he refers to as “infiltrating art,” a term descriptive of its ubiquity and ability to reach an audience beyond those who visit museums—has been installed across the globe, from the streets of Paris to the favelas of Brazil and the border between the United States and Mexico. Learn More Journal View All Films JR Studio: Women are Heroes, Providencia May 16, 2023 Artist Projects JR Launches NFT Project in Solidarity with Ukraine Mar 22, 2022 Museum Exhibitions JR's "Chronicles" Travels to The Brooklyn Museum Sep 30, 2019 Overview Featured Works Installation Views Exhibition Film About the Artist Journal