JR

“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.”

“Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.”

“Art is not meant to change the world, but when you see people interacting, when you see an impact on their lives, then I guess in a smaller way, this is changing the world. So, that's what I believe in. That's why I'm into creating more and more interactions.”

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

“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.”

“If you give me Times Square, I want to give it back to the people.”

“Art is not meant to change the world.”