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Famed for enormous black-and-white portraits that are pasted on surfaces ranging from the Louvre to the US-Mexico border wall, multimedia artist JR continues to tackle ambitious projects. In this powerfully moving talk, he shares how he made a giant mural on the courtyard floor of a maximum-security prison — with the help of guards and…
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𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕒🦋
June 27, 2022 at 7:31 pm
Its because America praises punishment. Anyone with a child knows ONLY upholding punishment does not change behavior
hybridroid
June 27, 2022 at 7:35 pm
Art can touch an individual’s mindset but at the end of the day the world can only change if consistent efforts are executed by everyone and worldwide.
𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕒🦋
June 27, 2022 at 7:38 pm
I am naturally gifted. I got accepted into a great art school in Italy. My mother didn’t allow me to go. People don’t appreciate art. But I hope some day they begin to. Art touches people on a spiritual level
hybridroid
June 27, 2022 at 8:18 pm
@𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕒🦋 Yes, it touches the soul yet it is not enough to change the world otherwise Ghibli movies would’ve done it already.
𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕒🦋
June 27, 2022 at 8:29 pm
@hybridroid facts
Scheena Farmer
June 27, 2022 at 7:38 pm
Black children have not gotten the full use of education and are not sure how to put things together. We don’t know how to build and that could be our biggest problem. We expected teachers to do the job.
Kamtasticc
June 27, 2022 at 7:39 pm
Just amazing.
Akshay Premarajan
June 27, 2022 at 7:45 pm
Wow!
ghanditw
June 27, 2022 at 7:51 pm
WELL DONE LOVED THIS STORY
lcourni
June 27, 2022 at 7:51 pm
Always moving me ! bravo JR
Drunk Emma
June 27, 2022 at 8:18 pm
This moved me to tears 🥹
Much love to you and your beautiful images ♥️♥️♥️
davigi des
June 27, 2022 at 8:32 pm
Spoiler: No
totalfreedom45
June 27, 2022 at 8:34 pm
Only love can change the world.
*_Without love and sense of humor life is meaningless._* 💕☮🌎🌌
Vcat417 - Channel " All is intertwined "
June 27, 2022 at 8:39 pm
Awesome!
cool slimm
June 27, 2022 at 8:41 pm
it already has a million times over. Hip-hop.
kristian vecchio
June 27, 2022 at 8:50 pm
Very inspiring
Workgrinit
June 27, 2022 at 9:05 pm
Awesome
Garry Hsieh
June 27, 2022 at 9:52 pm
Respect JR from the bottom of my heart
Micke C
June 27, 2022 at 10:33 pm
❤
TomatoCampbellSoup
June 27, 2022 at 11:06 pm
Damn this guy is great. The last part was really touching personality, cause I’m myself an artist from Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Luis G. Gomez
June 27, 2022 at 11:08 pm
Awesome work, a piece of history. JR, congratulations. Hello from the mountains of Colombia.
Trevon Jackson
June 27, 2022 at 11:34 pm
Can you make a video explaining how beginners can make huge profit within a short period of time? I mean i was at a seminar and the host spoke about making well over $880,000 within 4months of investing $150,000 i just need to know how
Godot
June 27, 2022 at 11:55 pm
I remember him from Faces Places by Agnes Varda!
ray fernandez
June 28, 2022 at 12:02 am
Yes of course it can and has , it’s called motion picture .
The McGee Family
June 28, 2022 at 12:20 am
💚💙
Chris B
June 28, 2022 at 4:10 am
Love through paper and paste ❤️
Cathy Livingston
June 28, 2022 at 4:45 am
Wonderful! Your art, your work, your talk, your humanity. Well done, and truly inspiring.
Puneet Dayal
June 28, 2022 at 5:22 am
Great video
CrudeleSpina
June 28, 2022 at 5:37 am
Весьма лицемерно
ERMAN DEIMER GUTIERREZ SEGURA
June 28, 2022 at 5:45 am
This is very well conference.
Mars Rider One (Official)
June 28, 2022 at 6:27 am
Art is an explosion as said by an artist, a character in Naruto named: Deidara. This is an explosion of hope through art.
Agung Stefanus Kembau
June 28, 2022 at 7:20 am
Heartwarming
Andy Cordy
June 28, 2022 at 7:41 am
This is mind blowing, visionary and very moving. I worked for six years with lifers as a teacher of pottery and I know first hand how introducing inmates to creativity can invigorate them. This work, perhaps the scale of it, has had a powerful effect on people’s lives, both inside and outside of the prison but much as I want their stories to be told, I know enough to recognise that their story is not THE story. That is not to say that all inmates will create a story that denies their wrong doing but all of them will have a story which allows them to live with what they have done or else they cannot live and that story will not be what the other characters in the story recognise as theirs.
Neen D
June 28, 2022 at 7:52 am
Most people don’t care about art so probably not. Art can be anything and is very accessible these days. Making something unique gets more rare over time.
where's my pen
June 28, 2022 at 7:54 am
Awesome explanation people do underestimate the power of art by joking about it but this guy really did made an impact on everyone. Kudos 👏💓
Sunil A
June 28, 2022 at 8:13 am
I’m really shocked to hear about the swasthika symbol.
Swasthika was a symbol of spirituality ,divinity,god, auspiciousness and good luck in Western- especially American and Indian culture( also in Japan, Nepal, Africa etc) until 1930’s. It shows the resemblance of religion also as it includes a cross and it is formed with it. In Western culture, after worldwar, many started considering it as a negative symbol simply because of Western prople’s Nazism,white supremism( it became simply evil only because it was an ancient religious symbol in the west )
But in all other cultures-excrpt western-, as previously they still consider it as a symbol of divinity and spirituality.
Timothy Kangethe
June 28, 2022 at 8:33 am
To some, Art is a moving dot for others its connecting the human dots.
Jr’s body of Work is Exceptionally Commendable.🙌
Classic Art is confined in Museums, while the Best Art is confined in the Hearts of those that Need it the most… in places other than Museums.
Outstanding truimph of the human spirit…🎇
Norman Eschenfelder
June 28, 2022 at 9:00 am
That actually brought me to tears. Believe me or not. I am an artist myself and am very self conscious about my work. You taught me about sincerity and bravery. Thank you.
iamdihan
June 29, 2022 at 7:33 am
same
Kanak Raj
June 28, 2022 at 9:04 am
A beautiful story. Heartwarming! Something that only ART can do!
Niranjan Hanasoge
June 28, 2022 at 9:55 am
TED censored my earlier comment where I pointed out the difference between a Hindu and Buddhist Swasthika versus the N*** one. Sad. Wasn’t that an idea worth spreading?
Madara ram
June 28, 2022 at 9:56 am
After being the architects of building prisons, distracting prison guard duty, sensitizing injustly condemned in mate pacifism, it is no surprise that their new art is around Prison wall modern grafitti to Crime Charming.. I also do art in appreciating reality from illusion of emotions. Thank you!
Nemesis Brzeczyszczykiewicz
June 28, 2022 at 11:10 am
It depends on what that art is.
larhule
June 28, 2022 at 1:14 pm
No, art can’t change the world. Duh. Why even have a talk answering a question that everyone knows the answer to? Of course art can change the world, depending on what you mean by “change”, “world”, and “art”.
isogai
June 28, 2022 at 2:13 pm
this one became, my fav ted vid tbh
Samman
June 28, 2022 at 7:31 pm
🖤
Farbot Zarathuštrötöma Nia
June 28, 2022 at 8:39 pm
Thank you.
Somali Mukherjee
June 29, 2022 at 4:00 am
such a beautiful thing!
ProfoundMinds _
June 29, 2022 at 5:55 am
Life is so precious, no matter what wrong someone has done when you get down to their core they’re just another being trying to find their way.
ProfoundMinds _
June 29, 2022 at 5:57 am
I love to see these people in prison smiling.
Mitchell Downs
June 29, 2022 at 6:50 am
Best TED since Isha Ditar
iamdihan
June 29, 2022 at 7:33 am
i was so moved by this! Was just a random click on a TED talk and it was such an unexpected story
Nicat Mardanovp1
June 29, 2022 at 10:22 am
This was the most fascinating Ted talks I have ever seen. It was amazing. Thank you JR to show us how art can break the walls and bring people together
Roam and Root
June 29, 2022 at 3:48 pm
Wow, this was fucking AWESOME!!! I’m crying and clapping and just so happy to know this person exists and is doing such wonderful work and sharing it with us. Thank you JR (and P.S. you are totally an activist!) I watched this because I want to better understand the role of art and artists as we face the collapse of modernity. I think JR has perfectly shown us what is meant by the quote from Toni Cade Bambara, “The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.”
Candi Haas
June 30, 2022 at 3:46 am
😍❤️❤️❤️
FA
June 29, 2022 at 7:20 pm
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Tika Vladi
June 29, 2022 at 9:30 pm
You Are Fantastic JR and Love U So Much ♥️♥️♥️
Reetha Reid
June 30, 2022 at 5:25 am
It’s kinda controversial for me. I really appreciate the efforts of bringing art into people’s life, but stories… if I’ve been one of their victims sister or mother, how could I be “moved” spiritually by this art. Maybe I am wrong, maybe I didn’t get the point at all… Just don’t want to romanticize violence.
Anastasija Jana Roze
June 30, 2022 at 6:42 am
15:31 Please, just stop saying THE Ukraine
John Doe
June 30, 2022 at 10:36 am
An artist travels the world splashing images on objects, therefore problems solved. I had no idea saving the world was so easy.
Maria Torres OConnor
July 1, 2022 at 9:52 am
seriously dude you obviously did not get the message. Try creating something with a purpose and see what happens.
katherandefy
June 30, 2022 at 11:27 am
I loved that Mexican big baby project … genius.
Invox
July 1, 2022 at 9:26 am
“The Power of Art”
– the Talk.
NEETA RAM
July 2, 2022 at 4:46 pm
You are simply awesome artist who can bring in the changes with his Sincerity and genuineness
Dylan Ramirez
July 3, 2022 at 6:32 pm
This is by far one of the most impactful Ted talks I’ve heard in a while, so proud of his work and the way he brings people together through art, for sure he’s not just changing man’s, he’s contributing to the building of a better world as well.
beautifulcrazy
July 3, 2022 at 8:46 pm
Omg this is fantastic! Powerfull message and a great humour as well
lakshmanan komathmanalath
July 4, 2022 at 1:03 am
💙💙💙❤️👍🏾
JOYMOB events
July 4, 2022 at 4:03 pm
I’m so moved by your courage to show us as your authentic self and be seen through your work and the positive ways you use your art… Tears of joy!…
digvijay singh negi
July 4, 2022 at 5:21 pm
JR.. Love you man..