{"product_id":"basic-jr","title":"Basic: JR","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFaces Claim Spaces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeaturing the iconic French\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ephotograffeur\u003c\/i\u003e’s major works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrace\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jr\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jr\/\"\u003eJR\u003c\/a\u003e’s evolution from his Parisian origins, tagging rooftops and subway cars, to his emergence as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ean artist of extraordinary scale\u003c\/b\u003e. The tag is a declaration of presence, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jr\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jr\/\"\u003eJR\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enever leaves that impulse behind. Instead, he expands it, turning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ecity bridges, favelas, and prison exercise yards into canvases for collective visibility\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis lineage runs from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Hogarth and Eugène Delacroix through Francisco Goya to Diego Rivera\u003c\/b\u003e. Public portraiture is reimagined for the 21st century with works that embrace but also reject digital artifice. In an age of Photoshop and AI, his materials—\u003cb\u003epaper, paste, human collaboration\u003c\/b\u003e—are resolutely real. There’s illusion, but only in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ehis epic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003etrompe l’œils\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Paris to global conflict zones, he moves toward tension, not away from it. Projects like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFace 2 Face\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ecollapse political distance via paired portraits, while his vast\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etransform communities into panoramic peoplescapes, echoing the narrative sweep of historical murals. Works like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMayra, Picnic across the Border\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare staged encounters as much as images—curated spaces where barriers, physical and psychological, momentarily dissolve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout, he recontextualizes: architecture becomes canvas, strangers become protagonists, fleeting actions become enduring images. Rooted in photography, his work reaches far beyond it.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis art unfolds through participation, scale, and shared authorship\u003c\/b\u003e, where the most powerful outcome is often intangible—the conversations it sets in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis engrossing volume examines all his major works, with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ebehind-the-scenes photography and extended essays\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=Janis%20Mink\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=Janis%20Mink\"\u003eJanis Mink\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudied art history at Smith College and the University of Hamburg. She works as an adjunct professor, writer, and curator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eJR\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e8.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10.2\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.25 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46105428951238,"sku":"9783754407271","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/4708\/2607\/files\/JR_BA_GB_3D_01266__1.jpg?v=1784602906","url":"https:\/\/bjustfabulous.com\/products\/basic-jr","provider":"Just Fabulous Palm Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}