Ideas worth spreading

3,435,916 views | JR • TED2011

My wish: Use art to turn the world inside out

French street artist JR uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

French street artist JR uses his camera to show the world its true face, by pasting photos of the human face across massive canvases. At TED2011, he makes his audacious TED Prize wish: to use art to turn the world inside out.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

About the speaker

See speaker profile

With a camera, a dedicated wheatpasting crew and the help of whole communities, JR shows the world its true face.

Learn more