Street Artist JR on Art + COVID-19: "I'm Actually More Inspired Than Ever." | Amanpour and Company

French street artist JR, known for giant photographs of faces in urban centers, has taken the art world by storm. "Chronicles," his first major exhibition in the U.S., opened late last year at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City and featured two decades of his work, including photography, street art and social engagement. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, JR has been busier than ever; he started an online art and cinema school, has been feeding his fellow Parisians through his work with a community kitchen in Paris, and designed the cover of the TIME 100 issue this past April. He tells Hari Sreenivasan how he is finding inspiration in the time of the pandemic. Originally aired on May 26, 2020. .................................................................................................................................................................... Subscribe to the Amanpour and Company. channel here: https://bit.ly/2EMIkTJ For more from Amanpour and Company, including full episodes, click here: https://to.pbs.org/2NBFpjf Like Amanpour and Company on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HNx3EF Follow Amanpour and Company on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2HLpjTI Watch Amanpour and Company weekdays on PBS (check local listings). Amanpour and Company features wide-ranging, in-depth conversations with global thought leaders and cultural influencers on the issues and trends impacting the world each day, from politics, business and technology to arts, science and sports. Christiane Amanpour leads the conversation on global and domestic news from London with contributions by prominent journalists Walter Isaacson, Michel Martin, Alicia Menendez and Hari Sreenivasan from the Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center in New York City. #amanpourpbs