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BSA Images Of The Week: 11.16.25

BSA Images Of The Week: 11.16.25

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week. Photographer Jaime Rojo hit the ground running upon getting back to dirty old Brooklyn this week from a Berlin/Prague tour. Lots to report from there on the walls, in the gallery, and in the museum spaces – and more to come for you to enjoy. In the meantime, here’s what he found on the streets of NYC; a mash-up of handstyles, graphics, pop cues, fine-art chops, humor, sarcasm, reverence, and straight-up rebellion — cultures colliding and talking back.

We begin the show with a new portrait of the much-loved graffiti and street art photographer Martha Cooper, based on a photo by Corey Nickols and painted by Swed Oner (Mathieu Taupenas) in Bushwick with Joe Ficalora and the Bushwick Collective by his side. Born in the south of France in the 80s, a graffiti writer in the late 90s, Swed Oner is now known for his hyper-realistic, monochrome portraits of people transformed into religious icons – featuring a “halo” motif for framing.

Featuring Dzel, EAZV, EXR, Gloom, Homesick, IMK, ISB, Jodi Da Real, KAMZ, Mike King, Notice, RIP Money, Shwan McArt, Silent, Smaer, Two Five, VENG, Warios, Werds, and ZOZS.

SWED ONER. Portrait of Martha Cooper. Detail. The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SWED ONER. Portrait of Martha Cooper. Detail. The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Two Five. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Two Five. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Two Five. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
GLOOM (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NOTICE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DZEL. EXR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Shawn McArt (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Rip Money (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jodi Da Real (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ZOZS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mike King. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mike King (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WARIOS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DZEL. SILENT. WERDS. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SMAER (photo © Jaime Rojo)
VENG. EAZV. ISB. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
KAMZ. NYC KUSK CO. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Border with Germany and the Czech Republic. Vltava River. Fall 2025. (photo © Jaime Rojo)


Swed Oner for Bushwick Collective, 2025. Martha Cooper. Swed_Oner on Instagram

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BSA Film Friday 06.30.17

BSA Film Friday 06.30.17

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Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities.

Now screening :
1. Herakut at Nigg Bay
2. Maga Ilustration for 12 + 1 in Barcelona
3. Csaw X All Teeth in Abandoned Tribute
4. UCIT “VIETNAM” – The adventures of Optimistuey.
5. Order55 X Sydney from Dom West.

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BSA Special Feature: Herakut at Nigg Bay

Jon Reid takes us on a trip down to the sea from Aberdeen, Scotland to see Jasmine from Herakut creating in a secret little spot. “As the sea lapped against the coastal rocks Hera quickly sketched out her idea and began to lay down her distinctive lines. As the seagull figure began to emerge we all looked on with wonder. For a week of special moments this was a real highlight for me and a memory I’ll always cherish.”

Extra points for spotting Evan Pricco and Ian Cox.

Maga Ilustration for 12 + 1 in Barcelona

You have already seen stills from this wall by Maga for Contorno Urbano in our posting from April 22nd called Anna Maga for “12 + 1” Project In Barcelona.

Today we have a small video of her determined style along with a soundtrack that makes you think of a murder mystery.

“A fan of graffiti jams, roller skating and figurative painting, Maga Anna is a local illustrator, mural painter, children’s educator, and commercial designer.”

Csaw X All Teeth in Abandoned Tribute

Friday’s dose of ruin porn delivered to your device, here Csaw of the Bay Area and of HCM Crew paints a tribute to Gloom in a giant abandoned starship compound that has seen better days.

Video by Relative Minds.

 

UCIT “VIETNAM” – The adventures of Optimistuey. By Justin Smith

It’s important to try to be optimistic, and UCIT memeber Optimistuey has it right there in his name.

Here he smacks a few walls, one in the most optimistic of hues, in Vietnam.

 

Order55 X Sydney from Dom West.

Seb Humphries akc Order55 spends a rainy day taking us for a ride into his hallucinatory patterned clouds, perhaps illustrating how graffiti sometimes easily moves into contemporary art.

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