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How much do you really know about JR? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

JR's 'Inside Out' project has involved over 500,000 participants in more than 140 countries.

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As of 2024, Inside Out has engaged over 500,000 people globally, turning their portraits into public art statements.

2.

JR's 'Women Are Heroes' project only featured women from Western countries.

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It actually highlighted women from conflict zones like Brazil, India, and Kenya, emphasizing their resilience and dignity.

3.

JR's first major project was photographing graffiti artists on rooftops in Paris.

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He started by photographing graffiti artists illegally on Paris rooftops, then pasting large prints of their faces around the city.

4.

JR's real name is Jean-René.

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His real name is Jean René, not Jean-René, but he rarely uses it publicly, preferring the anonymity of his initials.

5.

JR won the TED Prize in 2011 for his global art projects.

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JR was awarded the TED Prize in 2011, using it to launch the participatory art project 'Inside Out' worldwide.

6.

JR collaborated with the New York City Ballet to create a live dance performance on stage.

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In 2014, JR's collaboration with the New York City Ballet involved a large-scale photo installation and a short film, not a live dance performance on stage.

7.

JR once installed a giant pair of eyes on a train car that moved through Paris.

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In 2011, as part of his 'Women Are Heroes' project, JR pasted giant eyes onto a train traveling through Paris, creating a moving public artwork.

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JR once pasted a giant photo of a toddler peering over the Great Wall of China.

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That iconic image is actually of a child peering over the border fence between the US and Mexico, not the Great Wall.

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