Just off his dance performance with Paris street artist JR and his Les Bosquets with the New York City Ballet, and the documentary of the same name which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival last month, Lil Buck put his unique, street inspired dance skills to re-interpret Baroque dance moves during the time of King […]
Tribeca Film Festival kicks-off later this week. One of the most highly anticipated films is Paris street artist’s JR, “Les Bosquets.” The film follows the story of JR’s first project Portrait of a Generation in the ghetto of Montfermeil, the story of Ladj Ly and the riots in the suburbs of Paris in 2005, and […]
JR, the Paris-based steet artist that won a TED Award and has since been continuing to expose at-risk communities around the world through his art, will be debuting his short documentary based on “Les Bosquets” and Potraits of a Generation during the Tribeca Film Festival in April. The music is by Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams […]
Parisian-based street artist and TED Award winner, JR, will debut “Les Bosquets,” the ballet he created in collaboration with New York City Ballet, with original music by Woodkid, and guest dancer Lil Buck on April 29th, 2014. JR’s debut as a choreographer will involve 42 dancers on stage. Les Bosquets is inspired by JR’s first […]
The ultimate crossover of cultures is about to take place as TED Prize winner and Parisian street artist JR collaborates with the New York City Ballet in an Art Series that brings the attention of ballet to an entirely new audience. The New York City Ballet undoubtedly got a boost from the movie “Black Swan” […]
There’s been a lot of activity lately among some of the top street artists in the world that are worth mentioning for their truly inspiring models of giving back to local communities. First, Swoon’s launched another amazing campaign called Braddock Tiles, a website where people can purchase prints towards raising money to fund a local […]
JR’s Inside Out and Wrinkles of the City programs, of which won him a TED award two years ago, continues its trek across the world. JR’s work and that of many of his peers in street art are among the growing movement of cultural and social awareness that’s taking place with a new generation of […]
Street art and artists continue to gain notoriety and cred in both the entertainment world and fashion as indicated by the latest developments including the launch of MOCAtv and their Artists in the Streets series, and ongoing collaborations with top designers such as RETNA’s collab with a new collection from Louis Vuitton. Here’s the scoop. […]
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