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BSA Images Of The Week: 05.04.25

BSA Images Of The Week: 05.04.25

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week.

Spring is in full swing, and so are the artists. We’re expecting a few international names to pass through New York this week, including Saype, who’s creating something extraordinary at the UN.

It’s also New York Art Week — a citywide celebration of contemporary art that brings together fairs, gallery openings, and museum shows across all five boroughs. Among the marquee events are Frieze New York at The Shed, Independent at Spring Studios, and NADA at the Starrett-Lehigh Building.

In fact, this week New York hosts Frieze New York, Independent Art Fair, The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, NADA New York, TEFAF New York, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Future Fair, 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, The American Art Fair, and Clio Art Fair.

With so much happening against the backdrop of a turbulent political and economic climate, we’ll be keeping our eyes open for artists and artworks that speak with clarity, urgency, and heart.

So here’s some of this week’s visual conversation from the street, including works from City Kitty, Degrupo, Qzar, Ollin, Stu, Smile, Erotica, Son, H Kubed, VEW X, The Splasher, Never Satisfied, Salem, 1992 Crew, Brady Scott, Chris Bohlin, Frozen Feathers, and Monk.

We The People. This mural has been on this spot for years now. We have published it on these pages before. We were happy to see it still running, so we took another photo and publish it again. These are the first three words in the United States Constitution. These words carry a powerful message. “We The People” stand to lose so much, or everything, if we don’t take responsibility to safeguard the rights conferred to every individual living in this country, regardless of political party, education level, profession, affiliation, national origin, color, race, religion, or immigration status. Memorial Day is this month – that day honors the sacrifice and loss of those who served and died in the military to uphold and defend the Constitution. Almost daily right now, it appears that we are being warned to stand up and strengthen and fortify the bedrock of the nation’s values and our common good before it’s too late. Despite how it is portrayed, or how someone seeks to divide us, let’s drop the labels; we are not one another’s enemy. We are all the people together. It’s simple, and sometimes it is really hard. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

“People have the Power” from musician and poet Patti Smith.

“Where there were deserts
I saw fountains
like cream the waters rise
and we strolled there together
with none to laugh or criticize
and the leopard
and the lamb
lay together truly bound
I was hoping in my hoping
to recall what I had found
I was dreaming in my dreaming
God knows a purer view
as I surrender to my sleeping
I commit my dream to you

The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power”

Monk. Son. Never Satisfied. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Monk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Son (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Never Satisfied (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Splasher V2025 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SALEM (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SALEM (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Erotica (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Chris Bohlin. Frozen Feathers. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
STU (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Brady Scott (photo © Jaime Rojo)
H Kubed (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
1992 Crew (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Smile (photo © Jaime Rojo)
OLLIN. VEW. DEGRUPO. QZAR. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Spring 2025. NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 06.27.21

BSA Images Of The Week: 06.27.21

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! These are the beautiful long summer days that we all wait for. As New York frees itself from the shackles of Covid and our cloistered lives alone the sense of freedom to explore our city and commune with its fabulous chaos is sweeter still. But suddenly restaurants can’t sell you a bottle of booze, so maybe we also will stop seeing sidewalk sales of cocktails as well. Of course with legal weed in New York, people will still be strange and slightly hallucinated and punching random other New Yorkers, no doubt.

When it comes to freewheeling handmade one of a kind art in the public sphere, we still follow the beat on the street.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring Drecks, Le Crue, Mirs Monstrengo, Modomatic, Mort Art, SacSix, SMiLE, Sticker Maul, and TV Head ATX.

Unidentified artist. Plaster sculpture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Plaster sculpture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Le Crue for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Le Crue for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Le Crue for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sac Six (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
TV Head ATX center with Sticker Maul on the left and Modomatic on the right. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic codex. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic codex. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mort Art (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SMiLE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Drecks and Mirs Monstrengo collaboration. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Dallas, TX. June 2021. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week:02.18.18

BSA Images Of The Week:02.18.18

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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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Week in Images 05.10.09

Week in Images 05.10.09

Manhandling peace (bird of peace) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Let it go. (bird of peace) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Cake (photo Jaime Rojo)

Helpfully labelled Cake (photo Jaime Rojo)

Nice Hat! (Cake) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Nice Hat! (Cake) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Data rock silver heart (Chris Uphues) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Data rock silver heart (Chris Uphues) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Dain (photo Jaime Rojo)

Dain! I got a toof-ache! (photo Jaime Rojo)

(Dain) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Come a little closer so I kin git a good look at cha. (Dain) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Fauxreel (photo Jaime Rojo)

Fauxreel (photo Jaime Rojo)

These Keith Hernandez pieces may be promoting an indie documentary (not sure), but they are pretty funny and straddle the edge of advertising and street art.  But then, what doesn’t?

Everybody say Cheese. (I'm Keith Hernandez) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Everybody say Cheese. (I'm Keith Hernandez) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Ronnie talk to Keith! (I'm Keith Hernandez) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Ronnie talk to Keith! (I'm Keith Hernandez) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Under his Ever Watchful Gaze (I'm Keith Hernandez) (photo Jaime Rojo)

Under his Ever Watchful Gaze (I'm Keith Hernandez) (photo Jaime Rojo)

passenger

(Passenger Pigeon) (photo Jaime Rojo)

smile

Smile, when you're feeling lonely. (Smile) (photo Jaime Rojo)

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