BSA Images Of The Week; 06.28.20

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week and Happy Pride NYC.

No pride parade today, not that New York needs a special day for LGBTQI parades – that’s simply called walking on the catwalk, err, sidewalk.

The US is officially a pariah on the world stage – banned to travel to Europe. Because, you know, masks. But dude, we’re like in totally good company with other countries like Brazil and Russia. It’s a race to be number 1.

A special shout-out and respect today goes to the creater of the I (heart) NY logo and campaign, Milton Glaser, who passed away this week at 91. Many artists on the street today are aware of his other contributions to graphic design and illustration in the last fifty years or so. Rest in Peace.

In street art news, downtown Manhattan is still largely boarded up, so artists are taking advantage of the new canvasses. You see, there is a silver lining to everything if you look for it. Or a plywood one.

Here’s our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Daze, DPF Studio, Dragon 77, Hek Tad, Sara Lynne Leo, and Stikman.

Hek Tad says “Trans Lives Matter”. June is Pride Month in the USA. Today we would have been on the streets, jubilant for the rights that the LGBT community has been able to achieve in the last two decades. Covid-19 will prevent us from marching and celebrating on the streets as in years past. We understand that. There are myriad other ways to feel jubilant for what we have, to honor those who have died so we can enjoy freedom, Larry Kramer who at age 84 just died in May was such a man. Fearless, intelligent, eloquent, passionate, and true to his beliefs; never flinched and never compromised in his quest to make certain that we were treated equally even in the era of AIDS when gays were further stigmatized by a public health hysteria. The Supreme Court last week ruled that the Civil Rights Law of 1964 protects us from workplace discrimination based on our sexual orientation or gender identity. This was a historic ruling we all were waiting for. We celebrate this victory today. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hek Tad (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sara Lynne-Leo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sara Lynne-Leo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sara Lynne-Leo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Stikman (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DPF Studio (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DPF Studio (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DPF Studio (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DPF Studio (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DPF Studio (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Dragon76 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Nick C Kirk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Nick C Kirk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Daze and Server. Detail. Hunts Point, The Bronx. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Daze and Server. Hunts Point, The Bronx. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
David Hollier (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Amir Diop99 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Haculla. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. The Bronx. June 2020 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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