Finding Hope
JR · Paris
Image: © JR, day view, Paris, 2020. Photograph from the Street Art Utopia archive, matching Apollo’s credited image. Full framing retained. Image credit
JR pasted Finding Hope on a street in Paris’s 19th arrondissement during lockdown in April 2020. Its eye and crosswalk stripes form an illusion intended for a particular viewpoint. Source Checked
The April 2020 installation is documented by TIME. Apollo’s September feature is retrospective; present condition and removal date are unconfirmed. Source Reported
💡 4 things to know
- Pasted before dawnTIME dates installation to 11 April 2020. Source Checked
- One intended viewpointThe anamorphic image resolves from the photographing position. Source Checked
- A later day viewApollo reproduced the Paris work in its September 2020 Art Paris preview. Source Checked
- An artist’s editionAtelier JR records a night-view lithograph after the street work; its June date belongs to the edition. Source Checked
📍 Where it is
19th arrondissement, Paris, France Source Checked
Map shows the documented area; an exact pavement location has not been established.
🗓️ Sightings
- 202011 Apr
Installation and cover photograph described by TIME.
- 20209 Sep
Apollo reproduces the day view; not a new dated street sighting.
Green stamps mark dated visual documentation; amber stamps are records or reports. A publication date is not a camera date, and historical evidence does not establish present condition.
✅ The facts
- Current status
- Present condition and removal date unconfirmed. Source Unconfirmed
🔗 Related
All sources & image credits
- time.com — news
- apollo-magazine.com — other
- www.atelierjr.net — artist
Image: © JR, day view, Paris, 2020. Photograph from the Street Art Utopia archive, matching Apollo’s credited image. Full framing retained. Image credit
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