JR

La Nascita, Milano Centrale, Italie, 2024

€440

Edition of 29331.0 (H) × 41.0 (W) cm

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JR adorns Stazione Milano Centrale with a rugged facade linked to its past.

With a surreal trompe l'oeil, La Nascita connects the architectural grandeur of the train station with its history. In 1906, the construction of the Milano Centrale was initiated after many tons of rock were excavated from the alps to build the Simplon Tunnel connecting Italy and Switzerland. JR’s dramatic portrayal of the hollowed mountain brings this history to life. By veiling the Roman, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco architecture of the station with his own image, the artist blurs time and place. Positioned at a site of arrival and departure, his intervention invites travellers to reflect on the human urge to explore the natural world, and construct their own.

JR archived the installation as a photograph shot across multiple moments in the day – available to all for 48 hours only as a signed, limited edition print.

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Medium

C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive DP II matt paper

Authentication

Individually signed by the artist (lower right corner) and numbered (lower left corner)

Certificate of Authenticity

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Release date

April 30, 2024

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Behind the scenes

JR2 collaborationsJR takes public art to the next level. For nearly two decades, he’s made huge black and white photo installations in public spaces. But the art is not just exhibited in public, it’s made with the public too. Women are Heroes, for example, started in 2008. Since, the project has travelled across seven countries in four different continents. The artist works with women in local communities to take their portraits. These are then pasted onto local infrastructure like trains, houses and bridges. The huge images of their faces are symbols of empowerment, resilience and strength.

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