Welcome to Images of the Week! Great stuff this week from Portugal, Spain and good old NYC to flip your Aunt Betty’s wig.
The big news this week of course was that the 5 Points graffiti compound case was awarded to the 21 plaintiffs. But its not just local: it may have national implications when building owners will be insisting on contracts with anyone who paints their property. It may also confuse and scare off many opportunities for artists, where building owners will simply say no to the proposal.
The settlement, which we covered in Tell It to The Judge ; Graffiti Artists Win in 5 Pointz Case, has infuriated many and thrilled others expressing their opinion on social media. One of our 5 Ptz postings on Facebook this week garnered 1,300 comments, a nest of misunderstanding mediated by the occasional level head, offset by congratulations and victory laps. Naturally, folks from other parts of the country insulted us New Yorkers. Welcome to the world of graffiti and Street Art!
The Black Panther movie has many New Yorkers enthralled as it premiered on Tuesday night at the Museum of Modern Art. Theaters drew entire families and school groups many standing in line in costume as they waited to see powerful and positive black super-heroes and heroines. The Times Magazine says it is a defining moment for black America .
Nationally we are all still trying to grapple with another school shooting, producing more Thoughts and Prayers, and another round of Mueller indictments that continue to encircle the White House.
Finally, Brooklyn’s Kehinde Wiley pulled the curtain down with Barack Obama at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery to reveal his official portrait – HERE. Just kidding, here are Barack and Michelle’s official portraits.
Here’s our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Atomik, Bigod, City Kitty, Daniel Eime, Desla, Exit.Enter.K, Fatal Fake, Free the Nipple, Gane, Gebraël, Kram, Little Ricky, Obey, Texas, We’kup, and Zest B.
Top Image: Daniel Eime in Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Going out on a limb here to say you may see MOMO, Vhils, and James Bullough similarities merged here. Nonetheless, its a solid mural by Daniel Eime here in Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Bigod. Bairro Padre Cruz. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (we couldn’t decipher the signature) Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Atomik. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Gane . Texas (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Free Boobies. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Triple Nipple. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Free The Nipple. Yeah! Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Little Ricky (photo © Jaime Rojo)
We’kup . Exit. Enter. K. Obey. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Desla (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Zest B. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Gebraël. Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Smile. Bairro Padre Cruz, Lisbon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fatal Fake . Kram. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Fatal Fake . Kram. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Fatal Fake . Kram. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluís Olivé Bulbena)
Bill S. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Yawn. Brooklyn, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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