Culture Vultures, yo. Those folks and corporations and brands who don’t originate, but they sure know how to take. They’ve been around for millenia, but are always a surprise anyway. This week the graffiti comedian Klops leads the way on Images of the Week. He’s always cracking us up with his social/political commentary – like Mother Mary and others at the foot of the cross taking a selfie with Jesus, or his bubble tagged slogans like “Yuck. Poor People,” “USA, Why You Always Lyin’?” and “War Money War Problems.” This week his culture vultures took us by surprise. Recognize anyone?
So here’s our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Andrew Hem, BK Foxx, Camo Lords, Dede, Drinkala, Eelco Virus, Golden 305, Influx Residence, Key Detail, Klops, London Kaye, ONO, QRST, and Sipros.
Top image: Klops takes aim at Culture Vultures, those folks you just love. One of them is Mr. Brainwash, but who’s the other? (photo © Jaime Rojo)
QRST (photo © Jaime Rojo)
London Kaye (photo © Jaime Rojo)
London Kaye (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Key Detail for JMZ Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Camo Lords (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Eelco Virus (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Dede (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Dede (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Dede (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Dede (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Andrew Hem. “Misty Blue” for INOPERAbLE Gallery and INFLUX Mural Residency. Providence, RI. June 2017. (photo © Damian Meneghini)
Drinkala for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BKFoxx doe JMZ Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sipros rendering of Dali as a dummy. The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ONO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
This actual wall appeared in a painting we covered in an interview we did with Laura Schecter last week. Below is her painting. Various artists hit up this magnet wall in Brooklyn regularly – and here it is viewed from the J train. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Laura Schecter in studio (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Golden305 for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Summer 2017. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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