The Chronicles of New York City
For the third chapter of his mural project, JR chose New York City.
In May and June 2018, the mobile studio was parked at fifteen different locations around the five boroughs, chosen for being specific crossroads of the city. JR and his team photographed 1, 128 New Yorkers, from all walks of life, in their own neighborhoods.
Only through this artistic process can such a unique cross-section of the city be brought together in a mural.
The aim is to tell a story of New York City today through art: its energy, its feats, its issues, its people. What is New York City in 2018.
The result is a monumental mural presented at the Brooklyn Museum from October 2019.
More about JR : www.jr-art.net
A PROJECT BY JR
- Executive Producer
- Marc Azoulay
- Production manager
- Luana Saltiel
- Art direction
- Camille Pajot
- Truck manager
- Jaime Scatena
- Clapper
- Hunter Nolan
- Digitech
- Rick Rose, Hunter Nolan
- Sound recordists
- Eyal Levy, Eleanor Bennett, Mimi Packer, Peter Coccoma
- Transcriptions
- Marie Salomé Peyronnel, Eleanor Bennett, Ludmila Kreichman, Debbie Kamelman
- Production assistants
- Luis German Gomez, Etienne Rougery-Herbaut
- Photo assistant
- Todd Muchow
- Locations
- Cole McClendon
- Truck studio update
- Takao Shiraishi, Jaime Scatena
- Truck driver
- John Guzzo
- Motorhome driver
- Terrence MacManus
- Security
- Robert Morrissey
- Parking
- Allen Grant
- Behind-the-scenes documentarian
- Jeremy Elkin
- Behind-the-scenes camera assistant
- Khyber Jones
- Photographic post-production
- Fabien Barrau
- JR studio assistants
- Ada Tanquerel, Katie Osterloh, Patrick Criollo
- Interns
- John Hewson, Juliette Wilkinson
- MILK studios
- Rassi Mazdack, Danielle Rafanan, Ben Mejia
JR is represented by Galerie Perrotin, Pace Gallery and Galleria Continua.
With the active collaboration of JR’s studios in New York City, Paris and Geneva, including: Marc Berrebi, Julie Pugeat, Emile Abinal, Maud Malfettes, Lisa Truchassout, Quentin Besnard, Mauve Chalandon, Melvyn Bonnaffe, Julie Haudry-Hurault, Marion Charlot, Selin Delamare, Valentin Crépain.
The Chronicles of New York City is made possible by the Ford Foundation.
The team would like to warmly thank: Darren Walker, Lisa Kim, Adrian Grad from the Ford Foundation; Danielle Rafanan, Rassi Mazdack from Milk Studios; Commissionner Julie Menin from NYC Film; the indispensable Jane Rosenthal; Anna Verghese, Tom Valentino from TED; Phil Engelhorn, Cameron Yates; Lynne and Marc Benioff; Marysella Castillo; and all the New Yorkers who brought the project to life by participating.
DIGITAL EDITION
- Co-Production
- Matej Balantic
- Co-Production
- Alan Sternberg
- Co-production
- Marc Azoulay
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