JR, Women Are Heroes, Elizabeth Kamanga on Sea, Le Havre, France

Oscar-nominee, photographer and street artist; JR’s talents are boundless. Dubbed 'the hippest street artist since Banksy' by The Times, JR describes himself as a 'photograffeur', using photography as his medium and graffiti as his method. His giant monochrome outdoor portraits of local people adorn some of the world's least desirable neighbourhoods. JR's gallery works are meticulously composed, dramatic and often exotic renditions of these giant pasted portraits in situ. The work celebrates the timeless indomitability of the human spirit, and a rapidly accelerating pan-national culture. The initial portraits are also usually taken by himself, printed digitally in black and white...