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The Chronicles of New York City

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

DIGITAL EDITION

Co-Production
Matej Balantic
Co-Production
Alan Sternberg
Co-production
Marc Azoulay

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