JR Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“When you're in New York, people don't say, 'We're happy you came to New York.' In D.C., people thank you for coming here and bringing art here.”

“The beauty of an art project is that you cannot always measure the impact, but one day it can become clear.”

“Art is not meant to change the world.”

“Can art change the world? Maybe... we should change the question: Can art change people's lives?”

“My parents were born abroad. I was born in France, but I feel comfortable everywhere - I don't see the borders.”

“With humour, there is life.”

“I grew up in the suburbs, a calm suburb, without tension, with working-class and middle-class people mixed together.”

“The fact that I stay anonymous means I can exhibit wherever I want. No one knows my name, so it's easy for me to travel.”

“The city's the best gallery I could imagine. I would never have to make a book and then present it to a gallery and let them decide if my work was nice enough to show it to people. I would control it directly with the public in the streets.”

“I've always been so surprised by how people interpret my photos in context.”