JR (French, born 1983). The Chronicles of New York City, 2018–19 (detail). Dimensions variable. © JR-ART.NET Museum Exhibitions JR Chronicles The Brooklyn MuseumOct 4, 2019–May 3, 2020 Over the past two decades, JR has expanded the meaning of public art through his ambitious projects that give visibility and agency to a broad spectrum of people around the world.Showcasing murals, photographs, videos, films, dioramas, and archival materials, JR: Chronicles is the first major exhibition in North America of works by the French-born artist. Working at the intersections of photography, social engagement, and street art, JR collaborates with communities by taking individual portraits, reproducing them at a monumental scale, and wheat pasting them—sometimes illegally—in nearby public spaces.This soaring multimedia installation traces JR’s career from his early documentation of graffiti artists as a teenager in Paris to his large-scale architectural interventions in cities worldwide to his more recent digitally collaged murals that create collective portraits of diverse publics. The centerpiece of the exhibition is (opens in a new window) The Chronicles of New York City, a new epic mural of more than one thousand New Yorkers that is accompanied by audio recordings of each person’s story. All of the projects on view honor the voices of everyday people and demonstrate JR’s ongoing commitment to community, collaboration, and civic discourse.JR: Chronicles is curated by Sharon Matt Atkins, Director of Exhibitions and Strategic Initiatives, and Drew Sawyer, Phillip Leonian and Edith Rosenbaum Leonian Curator, Photography, Brooklyn Museum.For more information, please visit The Brooklyn Museum's (opens in a new window) website. Read More Journal View All Exhibitions Gottlieb/Rothko: The Realist Years at 125 Newbury Apr 17, 2025 Pace Publishing Publishing David Hockney Apr 14, 2025 Films Artists on Artists: Robert Nava x Jean Dubuffet Apr 07, 2025 Films Moving through Nature and Meaning with Nigel Cooke Apr 04, 2025 Museum Exhibitions — JR's "Chronicles" Travels to The Brooklyn Museum, Sep 30, 2019