NEW YORK – Someone’s watching you in Williamsburg, thanks to a mural installation by photographer and street artist JR, whose black and white photographs have graced buildings around the world.

The prize-winning artist put up the mural at Berry Street and South Fifth in early August. The eye, staring out at the Williamsburg Bridge, is a tribute to the Native American Lakota tribe and part of JR’s Inside Out Project. The artist has contributed to the tribe’s group action to bring their story to Manhattan, which was once a sacred ground for American Indians. The worldwide project seeks to share the untold stories and images of people around the world.

JR’s work won the TED prize last year for his efforts that have drawn attention to slums in countries such as Cambodia and Haiti and Hong Kong.

This wheatpasting artist required a cherry picker to put into place the segments of the large prints, matching up the seams for the perfect eyeball. His paintings, sold for large amounts of money at respected auctions such as Sotheby’s, allow him to continue his “photograffeur” street work.

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