这是法国艺术家JR在世博会与双年展期间在上海实施的“城市肌理”计划。计划看上去很简单:先用照相机拍摄本地老人的脸,然后用数码输出巨幅相片,张贴在城市各处的建筑表层。观光景点、普通民居、建筑工地、废弃荒地……当巨大尺幅的无名老人的脸,被张贴在各种城市景观的背景下,其满脸的皱纹与城市的肌理彼此渗透,形成了堪称“壮观”的城市沧桑。然而让我感兴趣的,并不只是这些城市背景下的超尺度的普通人面孔,与美术馆白盒子里那些精心 This is the “urban fabric” plan by French artist JR in Shanghai during the World Expo and the Biennale. The plan looks simple: first take a picture of the face of a local elderly person with a camera and then use the digital output to produce huge photos that are posted on the surface of the building throughout the city. Sightseeing spots, ordinary houses, construction sites, abandoned wasteland ... When the faces of huge-sized anonymous seniors are posted against the background of various urban landscapes, the wrinkles of their faces and the urban fabric permeate each other, “Spectacular ” vicissitudes of the city. What interests me, however, is not only the oversized ordinary people in these urban settings, but also the elaborate