{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Wrinkles of the City: Dope JR \u0026 José Parla Murals in Havana","height":1996,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-cuba.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-05-10T09:13:21Z","description":"There are many murals in Havana, but recently the Cuban capital got some new ones by JR and José Parla, who combined photography and tags!","html":"\u003cp\u003eTwo of my favorite urban artists, namely Mr \u003ca href=\"/jr-al-jazeera-interview/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e2011 TED Prize winner\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJR\u003c/strong\u003e and Mr \u003ca href=\"/jose-parla-urban-calligaphy/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003enext level tagging\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJosé Parla\u003c/strong\u003e, recently teamed-up for the next part of the \u003ca href=\"/jr-china-wrinkles-shanghai/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWrinkles of the City Project\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e - this time they created murals in Havana!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eWrinkles of the City\u003c/em\u003e, JR usually portraits elderly people, representing the memory of the city he picks for its interesting past, talks to them and pasts these portraits, printed in monumental sizes, in the very same city in various places that inspire JR and also represent the city heritage. This time, José Parla goes along with him contributing his amazing abstract typography skills. The combination of the large scale portrait photography works of JR and the stunning calligraphy art of José Parla is just beautiful and results in amazing eye-catchers with even more impact than their both works by itself does already. Take a look and share your love!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1500\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1500\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1500\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_b9b86390f07ef274.avif 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_a7b1258962482950.avif 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_371e29da266cdd20.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_405f26151e9a924f.webp 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_b0cee3803244670.webp 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_83cc10450260f3cb.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_c865fac803afb515.jpg\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_b96ca7228d21fb05.jpg 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_2c8faea99817ac78.jpg 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10_hu_c865fac803afb515.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1174\" alt=\"jr and jose parla mural in havana\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejr and jose parla mural in havana\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1840\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1840\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1840\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_bc9c3375e79b544f.avif 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_4dff3c7285c00717.avif 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_5c9e34115a634943.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_2669fcba83c7dd05.webp 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_d057078da39f689a.webp 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_cde6bee02277bc6f.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_4de89be526bc711e.jpg\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_7855004e5b4d4a64.jpg 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_5ca1b02fec7a076c.jpg 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5_hu_4de89be526bc711e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" alt=\"jr and jose parla mural in havana\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejr and jose parla mural in havana\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1840\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1840\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1840\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_339dc548de937d31.avif 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_f08f8640a8dc2ce4.avif 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_cd3918b873b34733.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_6e6bae99be9205f8.webp 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_b9b0b50b5d0e72b1.webp 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_3989180164d5eb22.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_cda6c9cc933bcbaf.jpg\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_3b76b1c36b3cb0d9.jpg 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_f1188ccba4621fc4.jpg 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4_hu_cda6c9cc933bcbaf.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" alt=\"jr and jose parla mural in havana\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejr and jose parla mural in havana\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1840\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1840\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1840\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_cbb109990c37200e.avif 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_a838ccaae55f1d3.avif 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_17f816d2cc83db7c.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_772845c6d7e6a63.webp 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_6077b1366ef106e1.webp 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_aa8620d23bc1a104.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_ad52e0c1ece7f3a4.jpg\" srcset=\"/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_7e795eea397058d5.jpg 480w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_65eb1d5acb004fcc.jpg 960w, /wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3_hu_ad52e0c1ece7f3a4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" alt=\"jr and jose parla mural in havana\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejr and jose parla mural in havana\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nInfo via \u003ca href=\"http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/2012/05/09/jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana-wrinkles-of-the-city-project/\"\u003ehighsnobiety.com\u003c/a\u003e, Photos via \u003ca href=\"http://instagr.am/p/KaDHxTRBB2/\"\u003eJR’s Instagram\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nTwo of my favorite urban artists, namely Mr [*2011 TED Prize winner*](/jr-al-jazeera-interview/) **JR** and Mr [*next level tagging*](/jose-parla-urban-calligaphy/) **José Parla**, recently teamed-up for the next part of the [*Wrinkles of the City Project*](/jr-china-wrinkles-shanghai/) - this time they created murals in Havana!\n\nFor *Wrinkles of the City*, JR usually portraits elderly people, representing the memory of the city he picks for its interesting past, talks to them and pasts these portraits, printed in monumental sizes, in the very same city in various places that inspire JR and also represent the city heritage. This time, José Parla goes along with him contributing his amazing abstract typography skills. The combination of the large scale portrait photography works of JR and the stunning calligraphy art of José Parla is just beautiful and results in amazing eye-catchers with even more impact than their both works by itself does already. Take a look and share your love!\n\n![jr and jose parla mural in havana](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-10.jpg\u003e)\n\njr and jose parla mural in havana ![jr and jose parla mural in havana](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-5.jpg\u003e)\n\njr and jose parla mural in havana ![jr and jose parla mural in havana](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-4.jpg\u003e)\n\njr and jose parla mural in havana ![jr and jose parla mural in havana](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/jr-jose-parla-art-havana-3.jpg\u003e)\n\njr and jose parla mural in havana \nInfo via [highsnobiety.com](http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/2012/05/09/jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana-wrinkles-of-the-city-project/), Photos via [JR’s Instagram](http://instagr.am/p/KaDHxTRBB2/).\n","tags":["Mural Art","JR","José Parlá","American Street Art"],"title":"Wrinkles of the City: Dope JR \u0026 José Parla Murals in Havana","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/wrinkles-of-the-city-dope-jr-jose-parla-murals-in-havana/"}