The TED Prize...

...goes to a phenomenal street artist (his preference is to be called a "photograffeur"), JR (thx JB).

His work has appeared here a few times before, here, here and here.

From TED...

JR creates pervasive art that spreads uninvited on buildings of Parisian slums, on walls in the Middle East, on broken bridges in Africa or in favelas in Brazil. People in the exhibit communities, those who often live with the bare minimum, discover something absolutely unnecessary but utterly wonderful. And they don’t just see it, they make it. Elderly women become models for a day; kids turn into artists for a week. In this art scene, there is no stage to separate the actors from the spectators.

His latest work in Shanghai is meant to draw attention to the city’s demolition of historic neighborhoods.

Nice choice TED.