A celebrated American, the New York poet Langston Hughes, leads off this edition of BSA Images of the Week, with a firebox posting of a portion of his work “Oh Let America Be America Again.” A part of the Harlem Jazz Age that gave birth to a freedom of expression and heralded fame for many black and brown artists across artistic disciplines, it was Hughes that spoke to the depths and sorrows and aspirations of the human experience here with such poetry. We don’t know who brought his words to the street here, but the timing could not be better.
Here’s our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Abe Lincoln Jr., Anthony Lister, Apexer, Borondo, Katsu, Langston Hughes, Paul Kostabi, SacSix, and Willow.
Top Image: A poem by Langston Hughes (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Apexer (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Anthony Lister in Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Borondo. Padre Cruz Neighborhood. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Abe Lincoln Jr. Phone booth ad takeover. LES, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Abe Lincoln Jr. Phone booth ad takeover. LES, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Abe Lincoln Jr. Phone booth ad takeover. LES, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Willow (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SacSix and FAME. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Paul Kostabi (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Katsu (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Katsu (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. East Rive, NYC. January 2018. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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