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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Lazarides London on Sept 30, 2009 15:35:20 GMT 1, Only a few days to go before the project officially opens on 3rd October (its due to run until 2nd November) and we thought you might be interested to know a little bit about the preparations.
The original photographs were printed onto one and a half thousand 100cm wide paper rolls, each roll being as long as required for each picture or wall. For example, each set of eyes is roughly 50 rolls, obviously considerably more for the kibera train and the pregnant girl. If all the rolls were laid out end to end they'd stretch for 7 kilometres!
Daily updates and great photos of the project here - www.womenareheroes-paris.net/en/
Only a few days to go before the project officially opens on 3rd October (its due to run until 2nd November) and we thought you might be interested to know a little bit about the preparations. The original photographs were printed onto one and a half thousand 100cm wide paper rolls, each roll being as long as required for each picture or wall. For example, each set of eyes is roughly 50 rolls, obviously considerably more for the kibera train and the pregnant girl. If all the rolls were laid out end to end they'd stretch for 7 kilometres! Daily updates and great photos of the project here - www.womenareheroes-paris.net/en/ |
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hlarmy
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by hlarmy on Sept 30, 2009 16:06:22 GMT 1, Impressive; is there a gallery exhibition at the same time or is this just a project on the streets of Paris?
Impressive; is there a gallery exhibition at the same time or is this just a project on the streets of Paris?
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by griffermans on Sept 30, 2009 17:42:26 GMT 1, Top draw! He's the man! Or should that be they are the men! (and perhaps women too)
Top draw! He's the man! Or should that be they are the men! (and perhaps women too)
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by closeencounters on Sept 30, 2009 19:30:57 GMT 1, wow, what an incredible project! i was in the greek street space a couple of months back and they were showing the film made when JR was in Brazil i think it was, it was one of the most impressive films i've seen this year. tight editing, brilliant camera work and a beautiful sound track too - if you haven't seen it i think you can see it through his sight and it's well worth a watch!
wow, what an incredible project! i was in the greek street space a couple of months back and they were showing the film made when JR was in Brazil i think it was, it was one of the most impressive films i've seen this year. tight editing, brilliant camera work and a beautiful sound track too - if you haven't seen it i think you can see it through his sight and it's well worth a watch!
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Argiebaji on Sept 30, 2009 19:34:45 GMT 1, wow, what an incredible project! i was in the greek street space a couple of months back and they were showing the film made when JR was in Brazil i think it was, it was one of the most impressive films i've seen this year. tight editing, brilliant camera work and a beautiful sound track too - if you haven't seen it i think you can see it through his sight and it's well worth a watch!
That is a great tip! Thanks very much....IMO this guy is a legend  ...just wished I can get out to Paris in the next month...grrrrr...
wow, what an incredible project! i was in the greek street space a couple of months back and they were showing the film made when JR was in Brazil i think it was, it was one of the most impressive films i've seen this year. tight editing, brilliant camera work and a beautiful sound track too - if you haven't seen it i think you can see it through his sight and it's well worth a watch! That is a great tip! Thanks very much....IMO this guy is a legend ...just wished I can get out to Paris in the next month...grrrrr... |
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by closeencounters on Sept 30, 2009 19:39:43 GMT 1, yeah a quick jaunt over on the eurostar could well be in order... if i remember rightly the sound track was by or taken from a Dr Flake set - though if anybody knows more i'd apreciate the info.
yeah a quick jaunt over on the eurostar could well be in order... if i remember rightly the sound track was by or taken from a Dr Flake set - though if anybody knows more i'd apreciate the info.
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by trowel on Sept 30, 2009 22:29:41 GMT 1, I've just returned from a long weekend in Paris, and while on a night boat dinner trip I spotted some paste up eyes along the banks of the Seine that I couldn't quite place... luckily I was quick with the camera 
I've just returned from a long weekend in Paris, and while on a night boat dinner trip I spotted some paste up eyes along the banks of the Seine that I couldn't quite place... luckily I was quick with the camera |
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Sacked... on Sept 30, 2009 22:49:17 GMT 1, Anyone brought the book yet.
Anyone brought the book yet.
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by doyle on Oct 1, 2009 11:01:01 GMT 1, this guy is just getting better and better.the sheer effort and work that goes into each project is amazing.
this guy is just getting better and better.the sheer effort and work that goes into each project is amazing.
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hlarmy
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by hlarmy on Oct 5, 2009 11:42:10 GMT 1, Did anyone go to this over the weekend; would love to see more of the work in the museum...
I presume there was nothing on sale?
Did anyone go to this over the weekend; would love to see more of the work in the museum... I presume there was nothing on sale? |
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Jef Aerosol on Oct 5, 2009 11:53:07 GMT 1, I was there, actually I was painting a big wall in Fontenay ss Bois (suburban Paris) with the help of Asfalt, who was also helping JR ... Asfalt left me at 3 am to go pasting with JR till morning ! There were about 20 of them everyday to paste up those 7 kilometers of paper ! the result is very impressive, even though my taste goes to JR's whole faces or bodies rather than only Eyes close-ups...
I was there, actually I was painting a big wall in Fontenay ss Bois (suburban Paris) with the help of Asfalt, who was also helping JR ... Asfalt left me at 3 am to go pasting with JR till morning ! There were about 20 of them everyday to paste up those 7 kilometers of paper ! the result is very impressive, even though my taste goes to JR's whole faces or bodies rather than only Eyes close-ups...
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Grafter on Oct 5, 2009 20:09:08 GMT 1, Absolutley breathtaking project....
Seeing this go up I can't help but think something like this would never get the go ahead in England. There would be no end of moaners, objections and health and safety issues.
I do hope to be proven wrong however....
Absolutley breathtaking project....
Seeing this go up I can't help but think something like this would never get the go ahead in England. There would be no end of moaners, objections and health and safety issues.
I do hope to be proven wrong however....
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Jef Aerosol on Oct 5, 2009 23:13:09 GMT 1, got JR's latest book today (edited by our dear friends at Alternatives editions, Paris) : beautiful !
got JR's latest book today (edited by our dear friends at Alternatives editions, Paris) : beautiful !
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Poppy Sunshine on Oct 6, 2009 21:32:58 GMT 1, Been over this weekend and it is absolutely fantastic.
Will post some pics at the weekend if I can get my head round it.
Took some photos in the museum too where they've reassembled a shack with pictures of kids all over it.
The best paste up for me was a massive naked pregnant girl on her side.
An awesome image and best viewed from a boat.
If you get the chance to go and see this you won't regret it.
Been over this weekend and it is absolutely fantastic.
Will post some pics at the weekend if I can get my head round it.
Took some photos in the museum too where they've reassembled a shack with pictures of kids all over it.
The best paste up for me was a massive naked pregnant girl on her side.
An awesome image and best viewed from a boat.
If you get the chance to go and see this you won't regret it.
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by butterfly on Oct 7, 2009 12:51:06 GMT 1, OK I am finally back from Paris. No sleep but lots of art and fun.
It's been a fantastic and surreal experience.
All the hard work JR and his team have done to do this exhibition in record time and litterally cover all the bridges of the Ile Saint Louis is amazing.
They have used 7 kilometers of paste ups.
There are no words to describe how magnificient it is and the scale of it.
I almost felt like one of the Slinkachu figures within JR's world.
Here are some of the pics I took, but you will need to see it in person.
To view the full set
www.flickr.com/photos/s-butterfly/sets/72157622405886123/
OK I am finally back from Paris. No sleep but lots of art and fun. It's been a fantastic and surreal experience. All the hard work JR and his team have done to do this exhibition in record time and litterally cover all the bridges of the Ile Saint Louis is amazing. They have used 7 kilometers of paste ups. There are no words to describe how magnificient it is and the scale of it. I almost felt like one of the Slinkachu figures within JR's world. Here are some of the pics I took, but you will need to see it in person. To view the full set www.flickr.com/photos/s-butterfly/sets/72157622405886123/ |
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hlarmy
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by hlarmy on Oct 7, 2009 12:57:05 GMT 1, Amazing work; thanks for the posting Butterfly - your posts are always those I watch out for.
Seeing this make me want to head over for the weekend!
Amazing work; thanks for the posting Butterfly - your posts are always those I watch out for. Seeing this make me want to head over for the weekend! |
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Dellboyy on Oct 7, 2009 13:18:27 GMT 1, Wow that looks impressive, i can't begin to imagine how much work must have gone into all those paste-ups... not the easiest locations either, over the water!
Wow that looks impressive, i can't begin to imagine how much work must have gone into all those paste-ups... not the easiest locations either, over the water!
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by butterfly on Oct 9, 2009 19:47:31 GMT 1, Definitively go to Paris and see it in person. It's breathtaking.
If you want to read more about the project as well, the book contains 352 pages with following topics:
- Actions: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Sudan, Kenya, Brazil, India, Cambodia
- Exhibitions : Rio, Phnom Penh, New york, London, Brussels
- Projects follow up
You can flick through it here
www.womenareheroes-paris.net/en/le-livre/
Definitively go to Paris and see it in person. It's breathtaking. If you want to read more about the project as well, the book contains 352 pages with following topics: - Actions: Sierra Leone, Liberia, Sudan, Kenya, Brazil, India, Cambodia - Exhibitions : Rio, Phnom Penh, New york, London, Brussels - Projects follow up You can flick through it here www.womenareheroes-paris.net/en/le-livre/ |
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by fuzzed on Oct 10, 2009 19:15:59 GMT 1, This looks incredible. Thanks for the photos butterfly. Would love to see it in person.
This looks incredible. Thanks for the photos butterfly. Would love to see it in person.
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Argiebaji
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Argiebaji on Oct 11, 2009 19:05:55 GMT 1, Thanks for posting that bbc link.....I am a big fan of this guy....I just wish my work would allow me to get across to Paris to see this in person...grrrrr
Thanks for posting that bbc link.....I am a big fan of this guy....I just wish my work would allow me to get across to Paris to see this in person...grrrrr
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JR - Women Are Heroes - Paris, by Blind Angle on Feb 14, 2010 10:24:58 GMT 1, Fantastic project from an outstanding artist! I flickered through the book in a gallery here in town and it is very interesting.
Thank you for all the info and photos Butterfly
cheers
Ragnar
Fantastic project from an outstanding artist! I flickered through the book in a gallery here in town and it is very interesting.
Thank you for all the info and photos Butterfly
cheers
Ragnar
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...just wished I can get out to Paris in the next month...grrrrr...
