{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1620,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2009-11-24T14:46:27Z","description":"French street artist and photographer JR recently visited the United Arab Emirates to create a beautiful large-scale wheatpaste installation for the Abu Dhabi Art Fair...","html":"\u003cp\u003eBetween the 19th and 22nd November, there was an international art show in the United Arab Emirates, called the “Abu Dhabi Art Fair”. Around 50 galleries from the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the United States presented artworks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the exhibiting artists was famous French street artist and \u003ca href=\"/top-urban-art-photographers/\"\u003ephotographer\u003c/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJR\u003c/strong\u003e! He created a large scale wheatpaste installation in the center of the UAE’s capital. When I saw the exclusive photos the first time, I was really shocked, because of their great atmosphere.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJR made a great visual impact with his art installation - Take a look! For more info about the “Abu Dhabi Art Fair”, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.abudhabiartfair.ae/en/default.aspx\"\u003eabudhabiartfair.ae\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1628\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1628\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1628\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_4f0fd9cf577c5687.avif 480w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_2fdab3837594dd89.avif 960w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_d9cc9003f17e9ae4.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_ca7c5d943b297c6.webp 480w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_671354bc05ea0f88.webp 960w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_a8c7783186933dfe.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_38f7d4d33ed166d.jpg\" srcset=\"/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_3893e78d8f5f2ce3.jpg 480w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_ec596e95d1aac279.jpg 960w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi_hu_38f7d4d33ed166d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"964\" alt=\"jr installation - abu dhabi\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejr installation - abu dhabi\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_a30312b723c77163.avif 480w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_aa0f0c452fa254a8.avif 960w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_41b01aa15c3a9df6.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_555b2f4c55eb68b0.webp 480w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_ba383b2acda8a360.webp 960w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_7321f68c7cb33546.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_ef043b51bb5f0b4c.jpg\" srcset=\"/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_11f2d7bc98e3ec41.jpg 480w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_163dc69685dcf78c.jpg 960w, /jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art_hu_ef043b51bb5f0b4c.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"jr abu dhabi art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejr abu dhabi art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n JR \u0026amp; Abu Dhabi Art Fair\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://arrestedmotion.com/2009/11/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/\"\u003earrestedmotion.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nBetween the 19th and 22nd November, there was an international art show in the United Arab Emirates, called the “Abu Dhabi Art Fair”. Around 50 galleries from the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the United States presented artworks.\n\nOne of the exhibiting artists was famous French street artist and [photographer](/top-urban-art-photographers/) **JR**! He created a large scale wheatpaste installation in the center of the UAE’s capital. When I saw the exclusive photos the first time, I was really shocked, because of their great atmosphere.\n\nJR made a great visual impact with his art installation - Take a look! For more info about the “Abu Dhabi Art Fair”, visit [abudhabiartfair.ae](http://www.abudhabiartfair.ae/en/default.aspx).\n\n![jr installation - abu dhabi](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-installation-abu-dhabi.jpg\u003e)\n\njr installation - abu dhabi ![jr abu dhabi art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/jr-abu-dhabi-art.jpg\u003e)\n\njr abu dhabi art JR \u0026 Abu Dhabi Art Fair\n\n\nVia [arrestedmotion.com](http://arrestedmotion.com/2009/11/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/).\n","tags":["Photography","Art Installation","Paper Art","JR"],"title":"JR \u0026 Abu Dhabi Art Fair","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jr-abu-dhabi-art-fair/"}