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BSA Images Of The Week: 10.27.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 10.27.24

🎃 Halloween Weekend is Here! 🎃

Most ghouls, goblins, Spidermen, mermaids, Joe Biden Zombies, and P Diddy Daycare Workers made their rounds at parties and trick-or-treat last night. But let’s be honest—the spooky, silly, absurd and ffft-up freaky fun isn’t likely to leave us soon! Costumed characters will be haunting the city all week, building up to the main event Thursday, All Hallows Eve. That’s when the East Village Halloween Parade—a true New York tradition—will bring 100,000 costumed participants and two million spectators into the streets for a wild night of celebration.

In a city that already has a bold and often experimental sense of fashion, Halloween is a chance for New Yorkers to push their creativity to the limit and bring something extraordinary to the street, subway, and club.

Because of the current tenor built and supported dark-money-funded campaigns, most people will tell you they are more afraid of Election Day this year than Halloween.

Stay safe ya’ll!

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring: Blanco, Degrupo, BK Foxx, Clint Mario, Manuel Alegandro, TBanbox, Raphael Federici, Joao Varela, and DZIT.

BK Foxx with East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BK Foxx with East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Federici (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joao Varela (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joao Varela (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joao Varela (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DZIT (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DZIT (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
TBanBox (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Clint Mario (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DEGRUPO is challenelling one of Elon’s new robots. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Manuel Alejandro. Blanco. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Upstate NY. Fall 2024. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 10.20.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 10.20.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

New York is slamming, as ever, when it comes to new street art and graffiti popping up in expected and unexpected places. Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring: The Yok, Sheryo, Lexi Bella, Calicho Art, Humble, IMK, Manuel Alejandro, EXR, Zoot, Great Boxers, Thobekk, Aaron Wrinkle, OTOM, Poor Rupert, Paige Bowman, Elena Ohlander, MUSKA, Motomichi Nakamura, and TABBY.

Thobekk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Thobekk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Humble (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Crows before hoes” is a twist on the phrase “bros before hoes,” meaning that loyalty to friends or one’s crew comes before romantic or sexual relationships. It’s often used in subcultures like street art to emphasize the importance of solidarity and loyalty among peers. IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ZOOT MUSKA (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Motomichi Nakamura (photo © Jaime Rojo)
TABBY (photo © Jaime Rojo)
TABBY (photo © Jaime Rojo)
A portrait of Grand Master Flash by OTOM (photo © Jaime Rojo)
George Spencer, aka Great Boxers, just opened a show with street artist Modomatic at Arty Goodness Friday night. 77 Washington Ave. Brooklyn NY (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Poor Rupert (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Poor Rupert (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lexi Bella (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Calicho Art and Manuel Alejandro (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Calicho Art and Manuel Alejandro (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Paige Bowman for East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Yok and Sheryo posters. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Aaron Wrinkle (photo © Jaime Rojo)
LOVE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
New York is Red Hot. Jake El Diablo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Elena Ohlander (photo © Jaime Rojo)
EXR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 10.06.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 10.06.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Who’s in town this week? New York is no stranger to visiting street artists, but the thrill never fades. Right now, we’ve got Kiwi sensation Owen Dippie here to blow minds with his latest piece, plus the wild Italian trio Canemorto. These graffiti-street artist-fishermen from Brianza, up North of Milan, are kicking off a three-day performance at Matta. Come by to see what is the catch of the day, and they might be speaking their own brand of “Canemortish”. The three-day event will be fresh Thursday through Saturday – let’s see what they’ve reeled in for you!

Shout out to the Brooklyn Museum, which hosted hundreds of guests at the gala opening of a new show featuring 200+ Brooklyn artists Friday night. A celebration of the museum’s bicentennial, the collection gives a stunning overview, a diverse array, and an appreciative stage for many artists working here today. The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition is organized by Jeffrey Gibson, Vik Muniz, Mickalene Thomas, and Fred Tomaselli and coordinated by Sharon Matt Atkins, Deputy Director for Art. If you can’t get to NYC, take a virtual tour of the exhibition.

Also congratulations to Museum of Graffitti for their first show in Shanghai. Co-founders Allison Freidin and Brooklyn native Alan Ket have mounted MOG’s very first exhibition on mainland China, “Street Echos”, right in the heart of the Changning District of Shanghai. A year in the making, the show combines an explanation of graffiti’s humble roots with the current status of the art form.

Tensions are sky-high on the streets with just a month left until the Presidential election. Hurricane Helene has already left over 200 dead and parts of the Southeast are still struggling to recover. Mayor Eric Adams seems to be clinging to his seat for now, while the anti-immigrant rhetoric is getting louder while a program 35 new billboards are welcoming immigrants to society. Meanwhile, the stock market’s flying high even though a recent report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) lays bare the harsh truth: for most Americans, the economy is broken. And let’s be real—it’s been that way for years, no matter which party’s been calling the shots.

But at least New York may get a Subway Series this month, so let’s go Yanks and Mets! What are the odds?

And here we go boldly into the streets of New York to find new stuff from: Jeremy Deller, Joe Iurato, Veng RWK, Jason Naylor, Stikki Peaches, Muebon, CP Won, Never Satisfied, Mena Ceresa, and Brozilla.

Joe Iurato for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Never Satisfied (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Never Satisfied (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mena Ceresa (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mena Ceresa (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Stikki Peaches (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Muebon (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jeremy Deller (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jason Naylor (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jason Naylor (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Brozilla (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Veng RWK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Veng RWK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CP Won (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lauren Eggleston and MoveOn – with an assist from ACAB. The small addition of a rectangular mustache swings the entire vibe. VOTE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Manhattan, NYC. September 2024. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 09.29.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 09.29.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Street art duo Faile is reshaping the scene, “designing for a new world” in New York this week with their latest venture. Known for their early days of illegal street art in Brooklyn two decades ago, Faile now takes a bold step forward through their partnership with Herman Miller. The collaboration results are nothing short of innovative, distinctive, and wildly imaginative – the kind of creativity we’ve come to expect from these guys, who continue to make the path by walking. Patrick and Patrick have never shied away from taking risks in exploring new techniques of image combination and manipulation. Congratulations to them and their team for yet another remarkable leap!

New York never stops, even when hosting its most high-profile guests. Just this past Friday, a defiant Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN, practically declaring war on the world, while Mayor Eric Adams stood in court, pleading “Not guilty, your Honor,” to charges of bribery and wire fraud tied to alleged foreign donations for official favors. Meanwhile, former President Trump met with Ukrainian President Zelensky to discuss the ongoing war with Russia—and likely debated how much more US taxpayers should contribute instead of addressing pressing issues at home like housing for the homeless or universal Medicare for All.

Amid all this, the city’s pulse is changing with the season. The leaves are turning stunning shades of yellow, orange, and red, and the streets are alive with vibrant murals, graffiti, and street art—both legal and not. New York’s energy is palpable this week, and we’re thrilled to welcome visitors from around the world while showcasing the street works from sister cities like Brooklyn and Berlin.

And here we go boldly into the streets of New York and Berlin this week with new extramural stuff from: Queen Andrea, Modomatic, Millo, Dulk, Par, Caro Pepe, Devita, Never Satisfied, JT, Mondo Crew, Mr. Super A, and Carlos Alberto.

Millo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Millo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Queen Andrea. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Caro Pepe. Urban Nation Museum Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Devita. Urban Nation Museum Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PAR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DULK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DULK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JT (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JT (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Carlos Alberto (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Carlos Alberto (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Never Satisfied (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Never Satisfied (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mondo Crew (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mr. Super A – with some inspiration from Leon Keer perhaps? (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mr. Super A (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Rainbow. Berlin. September 2024. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 09.22.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 09.22.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week and to fall—officially here as of this morning in New York and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. The leaves are starting to pop with yellows, people are breaking out the wool turtlenecks and corduroy way too early, and somewhere under the bleachers at football games, a few sneaky kisses are being stolen. Meanwhile, students are finally settling into the grind of the school year. But flip it for the folks south of the Equator, where spring’s about to bloom. In both hemispheres, whether it’s fall or spring, artists and vandals will continue to tag the overlooked corners and forgotten walls, staking their claim in public space.

This week in the BSA book review department, we’re diving into a new scholastic tome from one of the few brilliant graffiti scholars out there—Rafael Schacter. You might remember him from his global street art compendium, his curated show ‘Mapping the City’ at Somerset House in London (yes, the one that included people like Brad Downey, Swoon, and Eltono), or even his early work at the Tate back in ’08 with artists on the façade of the museum like Faile, Blu, and Os Gemeos. His latest book, Monumental Graffiti: Tracing Public Art and Resistance in the City (MIT Press), just landed on our doorstep. We’re eyeing it with both curiosity and caution as he’s making some bold connections between monuments and graffiti—connections that are peculiar on their face. He’s digging into a secondary or even third-tier definition of ‘monument,’ so who knows, it might all come together in the end. But this is the same guy who gave us ‘intramural’ graffiti about a decade ago… and, that term hasn’t hit the streets, as it were.

Re: intramural – In his curatorial work Schacter sometimes argues that street art occupies a unique space that is neither fully embraced by institutional frameworks (like museums and galleries, the “inside”) nor entirely outside them (like illegal, unsanctioned art in public spaces, the “outside”). Intramural, extramural. Makes total sense. But aside with the confusion caused by the word ‘mural’ buried inside it, there is perhaps a ‘branding’ problem with the word here in the US. It sounds too much like ‘intramural sports,’ which were always introduced at grade school for both boys and girls to play together to foster team-building skills – right around the age when girls typically think boys are ‘gross,’ and boys think girls are ‘weird.’  So it feels awkward and frightful! I feel like my voice is cracking and I’m growing a very light mustache when I hear it. Let’s see how this graffiti/monument thing works out. If anyone can do it, Rafael can!

And here we go boldly into the streets of New York and Berlin this week with new extramural stuff from: Judith Supine, Crash, 1UP Crew, Homesick, Nespoon, Hera, Phetus, Atomik, Qzar, Wild West, Drew Kane, and Seileise.

Phetus (photo © Jaime Rojo)
First semester! Phetus (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CRASH (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CRASH (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CRASH (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
1UP CREW. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
QZAR is going hard in NYC these days. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
QUASAR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Seileise. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HERA. Detail. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HERA. Detail. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WILD WEST (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JUDITH (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NesPoon. Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Drew Kane (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Atomik (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Berlin. September, 2024. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 09.15.24 / Dispatch From Berlin

BSA Images Of The Week: 09.15.24 / Dispatch From Berlin

Welcome to BSA’s Images of the Week!

Culturally, artistically, and socially, Berlin never stops thrilling, surprising, and offering fresh perspectives. Though artists continue to discuss the rising cost of living and the slow disappearance of key clubs and cultural hubs, there’s still an undeniable fervor for new art and new participants are still shaking things up.

Witness the crowded museum and long lines of youth and middle-aged people, as well as some octogenarians at the Urban Nation opening here called “Love Letters to the City,” which is the main reason we’re here for a few days. The speeches, the beer, the energy, the high-quality installations and the questions they pose, the street fair with parkour and bBoys and bGirlz, rappers, kids tagging their names in aerosol at an open class, the exhibition boxing matches… It was a legit, diverse program, free of corporate overload, and with real talk on gentrification, the environment, and social and financial inequality. Once again, it proves that when art institutions take risks, they can give street art, graffiti, and urban art the respect they deserve.

While the debate still pops up about whether museums should even host street art and graffiti, there are smart and sharp pros teaming up with artists to push the conversation forward, broaden the topics, and bring more people into the mix. In the end, they’re archiving a small slice of this massive, chaotic global art movement – so future generations can get a glimpse of it, reflect on it, and maybe even get inspired.

While right-wing movements are reshaping politics here, leading to stricter border policies and longer lines at the airport, Berlin remains fiercely committed to its ragged, rebellious spirit of protecting individual liberties and free expression. The ironies are hard to miss: just two blocks from the Bulow Street Fair, a family-friendly block-long event celebrating what is officially illegal art on the street and political concerns may dominate conversations, Berlin hosts Folsom Europe, the largest festival for leather and fetish enthusiasts, raging freely for four days with five stages and a “puppy parade”. It’s a vivid contrast—on one hand, they’re tightening borders, and on the other, this is a celebration of personal freedom.

Also, it’s more entertaining than a boring football match. Thousands of (mostly) men parade down Fuggerstraße in neighboring Nollendorfstraße, stomping through the streets in various ensembles—militaristic oppressor, master and servant, or dog and owner themes. Regardless, most will be at brunch with hangovers the next morning. If a drunken one gets disorderly, the police are advised not to threaten with handcuffs. The festival attire may range from severe, almost fascist looks to outfits with a more playful fierceness, like brightly colored hazmat suits or firefighter uniforms. At the lower end of the fetish festival fashion spectrum are the guys who just threw on a leather vest or a pair of Doc Martens—and the “bought it at the mall” crowd are in one-piece leather or rubber jumpsuits with Hoxo sneakers, like race car drivers heading to the grocery store.

At Folsom, you can pick up everything from whips, paddles, original artwork, and adult toys to bratwurst, pretzels, beer, French fries (pommes), and meat skewers. There are also plenty of vegan and vegetarian options available. What’s most remarkable and admirable about the tough, perpetually unimpressed Berliners is that they’ve seen it all before and hardly take note. They go about their business—picking up Saturday groceries, maybe a bunch of flowers, or fetching their kid from Taekwondo class. They take their dog to the park to enjoy the sunny, chilly September weather. Everyday folks in the neighborhood wait patiently at the crosswalk, alongside a cluster of muscular men with mustaches and leather, sometimes greeting one another, but mostly unfazed by each other’s presence.

The current street art and graffiti—what’s been sprayed or pasted up recently—never fails to impress, even when you’re not entirely sure what it’s about. We’re happy to be here and to share some of it with you.

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Invader, 1Up Crew, Hera, Pobel, Nat At Art, One Truth, Natrix, Roffle, LAYD, T Tan Box, Rise, Petite Agite, Maxim, and PZE.

HERA. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HERA. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
1UP Crew (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
T Tan Box (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Invader (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JAYD (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ROFFFE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Natrix (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Nat At Art for Urban Nation Museum Berlin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PZE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MAXIM. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Maxim (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Pobel (photo © Jaime Rojo)
One Truth (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (can’t read the signature) (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Petite Agite (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Rise (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Berlin. September, 2024. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 09.08.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 09.08.24

Welcome to BSA’s Images of the Week.

It’s back to school for 915,000 students in New York City schools now that Labor Day has passed. Excitement was palbable on the streets this week as children, moms, dads, grandparents – all entered this new semester with optimism and fears all intermingled. Remarkably, the kids have 24 new schools in the city this year, which means many more classes to skip for the hoodlums with spray cans. Just kidding. Stay in school!

Speaking of school, one of our favorite students of life and hometown graffiti/street art/ contemporary art hero Futura 2000 is opening his new exhibition today at the Bronx Museum, illustrating that if you keep up your work, your style, your discipline, and your passion, eventually people may celebrate you in your front yard. If you meet him, Futura will be more than willing to school you on NYC graffiti culture, history, and how to spot the genuine over the fake.

Meanwhile, in New York this week, “Artists4Ceasefire launched a partnership with artist Shepard Fairey and humanitarian organizations to call for a halt to weapons transfers that violate U.S. and international law.” With the art we have seen in the streets around this city and the new campus protests that immediately commenced this week, it appears that this is turning into a grassroots movement, with a majority of Americans who want immediate action to stop the killing and achieve a permanent ceasefire.

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Praxis, BK Foxx, CDRE, Alex Itin, OSK, Matt Crabe, Lady Sea Wench, Just Jud, Jobe, JM DiZefalo, PT, Fionac, CIR, 4OK, Dray, RAZL, CONZ, and 17 Matrix.

Praxis. OSK. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Praxis. OSK. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Matt Crabe. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PT (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CIR. 4OK. DRAY.(photo © Jaime Rojo)
RAZL 42 170 C0NZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NOTICE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BKFoxx. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BKFoxx (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Words On The Street. Alex Itin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
17 Matrix. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lady Sea Wench. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Just Judi. Asbury Park Summer Mural Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JOBE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JM DiZefalo. Asbury Park Summer Mural Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hellbent. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fionac NYC. Asbury Park Summer Mural Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CDRE. Asbury Park Summer Mural Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Up State NY. Summer 2024. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 09.01.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 09.01.24

Welcome to BSA’s Images of the Week.

In the past two decades, Asbury Park, New Jersey, has undergone a dramatic transformation, evolving from a struggling, economically challenged city into a pleasantly eclectic one. This shift, driven by gentrification, has attracted a wealthier demographic, including professionals and artists from nearby New York City, drawn by affordable housing, a revitalized waterfront, and the promise of a burgeoning cultural scene. For many, it has become a trendy, artistic destination.

The Wooden Walls Project, launched in 2015, has been central to its evolution, thanks to Jenn Hampton and Porkchop of Parlor Gallery. A slew of artists—officially and unofficially curated— have regaled Asbury Park with many large-scale murals and street art installations. This week, you’ll see a few examples of work we caught down by the beach as summer slowly burns toward fall.

We’re also regaled by a few other pieces we’ve caught recently elsewhere.

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Logan Hicks, Joe Iurato, Pref, Beau Stanton, Hyland Mather, Ellena Lourens, Porkchop, Bradley Hoffer, H Kubed, Amberella, ONEQ, Ray Geary, Cameli, and Leaf 8K.

Joe Iurato and Logan Hicks. Detail. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joe Iurato and Logan Hicks. Detail. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
A clever signature from Joe Iurato and Logan Hicks. Detail. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joe Iurato and Logan Hicks. Detail. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
LEAF 8K (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Cameli (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Beau Stanton. Detail. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Beau Stanton. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Porkchop. Detail. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Porkchop. Detail. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joe Iurato. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Pref. “That’s Nice”. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Ray Geary. Detail. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Ray Geary. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ONEQ. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Amberella. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
H Kubed (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Porkchop and Bradley Hoffer. Detail. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Porkchop and Bradley Hoffer. Detail. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hyland Mather. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Ellena Lourens. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Summer 2024. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 08.25.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 08.25.24

Welcome to BSA’s Images of the Week.

The conventions are done and dusted, and the candidates are locked in. Everyone’s got their pick: some are waving the Kamala flag, while others are riding the Trump train. But while the political stage is buzzing, the street art scene is still playing catch-up. The new Democratic contender hasn’t exactly made it onto many murals yet. But if you want to know how folks are really vibing, just check out the street portraits—artists are always a step ahead of the polls when it comes to capturing the public mood.

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring ERRE, Hops Art, BK Ackler, Hops1, Wane COD, PHD, DRIK, Mack Colours, Olig, Souls, No Name Stencil, RAIZE, Scottie Marsh, Ques, 718 Crew, and Wild Cat.

Scottie Marsh (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hops Art (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PHD (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RAIZE for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
No Name Stencil (photo © Jaime Rojo)
A new piece from Madrid for Low Brow. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ERRE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BK Ackler (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WaneOne COD Crew (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SOULS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
OLIG (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mack Colours for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DRIK for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Wild Cat (photo © Jaime Rojo)
QUES 718 Crew(photo © Jaime Rojo)
Summertime napping. Photo ©Steven P. Harrington
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BSA Images Of The Week: 08.18.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 08.18.24

Welcome to BSA’s Images of the Week, where we take you on a tour to see what has been popping up on the streets of our fair city.

“Banksy unveils 7th piece of street art over last week in drawing rampage” says the brilliant New York Post of the newest brand refresh attributed to Banksy. That’s true; you don’t see good drawing rampages like this anymore. Not to be outdone in twee inanity, The New York Times reported “Whimsical Parade of Banksy Animals Send Fans on a Giddy Hunt.” Kudos to The Guardian for reminding us that there are other British street artists you should know in addition to B.

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Stikman, Blanco, Lexi Bella, Jerk Face, Modomatic, Savior El Mundo, RX Skulls, Humble, Klonism, RD357, Flaco, REKER, Sintex, and BOFA.

Sintex (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Humble (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JerkFace. This is the fourth time the artist has revisited this piece since he first painted it. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Stikman (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Blanco (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BOFA (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RD357 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
UN (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Savior El Mundo seriously internalizing his muse. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Watch out for crocodiles, says Lexi Bella (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RX Skulls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RX Skulls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Klonism (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Business shark by Klonism (photo © Jaime Rojo)
REKER (photo © Jaime Rojo)
FLACO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Morning Glory. Summer 2024. Brooklyn, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 08.11.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 08.11.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring City Kitty, Degrupo, Eternal Possessions, Dirt Cobain, RX Skulls, Le Crue, IMK, Outer Source, Sluto, ICU463, Manuel Alejando, Sule Cant Cook, Cheer Up, Jacob Thomas, Urban Ninja, 613 Hawk, and LeCrue Eyebrows.

IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
FORWARD (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DEGRUPO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jacob Thomas (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Cheer Up Official. RX Skulls. Urban Ninja Squadron. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Eternal Possessions (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DNTWATCHTV from Buffalo letting the colors fly, the figures race (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ICU463 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
T (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Manuel Alejandro. Sule Cant Cook. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Outer Source. Dirt Cobain. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SLUTO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
You Can’t Blame The Youth (photo © Jaime Rojo)
613 Hawk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Le Crue Eyebrows (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Breaker. Queretaro, Mexico. April, 2019. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 08.04.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 08.04.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

The city of New York is hot, clammy, steamy, and caked with grime. It smells like fish, marijuana, musty A/C exhaust, curry, piss, fresh-cut grass, melting pavement, aerosol spray, watermelon, cucumbers, mint, fried zeppole, Axe body spray, laundromat detergent, and pizza. With this oppressive heat, the ‘crazy’ dial seemed turned up – some people on the street appeared to be delusional with baked brains and insufficient hydration. In its chaotic way, the street never stops moving. People are herded onto our crowded, damp, and sticky subway system with its pumping kinetic energy and no coherent schedule, our new airy modern electric tandem buses with chilly automatic voices, our electric bikes and scooters of every design with big puffy tires or small bagel sized ones, our statement cars and bloated SUVs with dark windows, our swerving and sleek skateboards, and our white box trucks slaughtered with wild aerosol sprayed styles and family business-named signage like Dragon Good Luck Delight and Bayridge Appliance Repair.

Graffiti and street art keep popping up and accompany New Yorkers to their next stoop sale, pickle ball game, house party, dinner party, or dog’s birthday party. If this visual feast disappeared, we would all be confused, a piece of our cultural DNA excised. For us, this is the proper visual language of New York, certainly better than most of the new architecture popping up like middle fingers, a rash of uninspiring rectangles formed by mediocrity, their design potential sapped by greed and spreadsheets.

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring City Kitty, Chris RWK, Homesick, Degrupo, Kooky Spook, Muebon, Epic Uno, RX Skulls, MCA, EXR, CKONE, RZB, BILX, JEMZ, Joshua Montes, and Soupy.

Muebon (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Degrupo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Soupy Love (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joshua Montes (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joshua Montes (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK LOVE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RX Skulls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RX Skulls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RX Skulls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Kooky Spook (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MCA. CITY KITTY. CHRIS RWK. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JEMZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JEMZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BILX (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RZB (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CKONE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
EPIC UNO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
EXR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Summer 2024. Manhattn, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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