Urban Figures, Common Ground: JR and the Cultural Practices of Perception
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French
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The most political decision you make is where you direct people’s eyes. In other words, what you show people, day in and day out, is political. Wim Wenders The stern gaze of monstrous eyes and the sudden provocative presence of grimacing faces have added a new and astonishing form of décor to the bleak and characterless walls of Downtown Los Angeles. In an uncompromising gesture, the gigantic photographic portraits which spread over entire walls of multiple stories buildings, garage doors, ro...