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BSA Images Of The Week: 06.08.2025

BSA Images Of The Week: 06.08.2025

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Eid Mubarak to all observing today. Happy Puerto Rican Parade to todos nuestras hermanos y hermanas. We’re grateful to live in a city that celebrates many traditions with such heart. That’s why it’s always perplexing to see Ken and Barbie-types on the national stage vociferating about DEI as if it were a mold on the back wall of your refrigerator. Equality has always been the point.

Banksy’s recent mural in Marseille, France, continues the Bristol artist’s tradition of indirect yet emotionally charged communication. Painted on Rue Félix Frégier, the black-and-white stencil depicts a lighthouse, accompanied by the phrase “I want to be what you saw in me.” Cleverly integrated into its environment, the mural uses the shadow of a nearby street bollard to serve as the lighthouse’s beam—an understated but remarkable visual device.

Interpretations vary, but we’ll venture one: it reads as an oblique critique of nations or institutions once seen as guiding lights—sources of moral or cultural leadership—that now appear directionless or diminished. The lighthouse, in this reading, becomes a symbol of lost purpose. Aware that no one looks to it for guidance anymore, it expresses a quiet resignation, perhaps even grief. Poor lighthouse. The Smithsonian magazine says its just a straightforward plea for attention from the artist. The view may seem surprising, but more astonishing is that the Smithsonian weighed in at all.

Now it’s your turn to be the armchair psychologist or social analyst.

This week in break-up news, the U.S. President and the Twitter tycoon who would be king took their grievances public, trading jabs on social media in a battle to tarnish each other’s image. Each was presumably trying to damage the other’s perception in the public eye, although that hardly seemed necessary. As George Clooney’s Edward R. Murrow put it last night, live on Broadway and live broadcasted on network television: ‘Good night, and good luck.’ As ever, it’s more about control and good money than anything else. It makes you wonder if either one of these guys could be sworn in as president in January ’29. Has a certain ring to it, no?

And here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring 2DX, Adam Fu, Atomiko, Below Key, Chris Haven, EXR, HEFS, Jason Haaf, Quaker Pirate, Scoote LaForge, Tom Bob, and Werds.

Below Key. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Below Key is above. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Below Key (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Below Key (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERDS. EXR. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
EXR. WERDS. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ATOMIKO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Tom Bob NYC (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Scooter LaForge. Jason Haaf. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Quaker Pirate (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist offering a controversial opinion. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
2DX (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Chris Haven (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Chris Haven (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
2000? Please help with the ID. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HEFS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
So does this mean your cologne would help you smell like a sheep? Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Adam Fujita. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Adam Fujita (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Brooklyn, NYC. June 2025. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 05.18.2025

BSA Images Of The Week: 05.18.2025

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week.

Spring 2025: Growth creeps in — leaf by leaf, blade by blade, decree by decree. You barely notice the buildup, but gradually it gathers, until suddenly, you’re surrounded.

On New York walls right now, you’ll spot a mix of collage-style cut-and-paste work, aerosol rendered full fantasy – and a surge in vertical graffiti done while hanging from ropes. This high-risk approach echoes Brazil’s Pixação scene, where writers have been scaling buildings since the ’80s to get their monikers out there running north to south; a technique later amplified by crews like 1UP and Berlin Kidz in Europe. Now, numbers of New York graffiti writers are embracing this daring vertical style — a radical shift that some see clearly, while others barely register. Across styles and mediums, there often appears a recurring presence of scarlet, crimson, rose, magenta, purple, pink, and fuchsia. These grab attention an resonate at deeper undercurrents — power, sacrifice, passion, and perhaps even the stirrings of revolution.

Here are some images from this week’s visual conversation from the street, including works from Werds, Humble, EXR, Great Boxers, Dzel, Meres One, Go, Man in the Box, DK, Luch, 1440, Fridge, El Souls, Natural Eyes, Lisart, Ilato, YOSE, Miki Yamato, HypaArtCombo, Senator Toadius Maximus, HOH22, Hound, Mr. Must Art, Lucia Dutazaka, and Tess.

Miki Yamato with Washington Walls. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Miki Yamato with Washington Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MeresOne(photo © Jaime Rojo)
Senator Toadius Maximus (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mr. Must Art. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mr. Must Art (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lucia Dutazaka with Washington Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Humble. Tess. Fridge. El Souls. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Humble. Tess. Fridge. El Souls. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Humble. Tess. Fridge. El Souls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Natural Eyes. Lisa Art with Washington Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERDS. DZEL. EXR. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ILATO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Man In The Box with Washington Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Great Boxers with Washington Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
1440 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
GO HOUND (photo © Jaime Rojo)
YOSE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
LUCH with Washington Walls. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Luch with Washington Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hypa Art Combo with Washington Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOH22 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Memorial altar. Brooklyn, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 05.11.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 05.11.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week.

This week, St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue was suddenly flooded with pealing bells and congregants. In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, was chosen, following in the footsteps of his predecessor Francis and his namesake Leo XIII, who was widely admired for his steadfast advocacy for migrants and laborers at the turn of the 20th century. Many observers have noted that the selection of an American pope may reflect a conscious decision by the College of Cardinals to offer a moral counterbalance to the growing tide of authoritarianism and exclusionary politics seen in some of today’s global leadership. With roots in a city shaped by immigration, industry, and social struggle, Leo XIV arrives at a time when such grounding may prove especially relevant. Best wishes to all of us.

So here’s some of this week’s visual conversation from the street, including works from Homesick, Gabriel Specter, Clint Mario, Werds, IMK, EXR, Jorit, Wild West, JEMZ, Ribs, Diva, Ellena Lourens, APE, NOEVE, ENEKKO, Rene, Happy, Disoh, Peuf, and Off Key.

Mr. Kenji (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mr. Kenji (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RIBS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Off Key (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Clint Mario (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JEMZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DIVA (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WILD WEST (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PEUF (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DISOH (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HAPPY (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JORIT. This is a detail of a partially destroyed piece. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Specter and Rene collaboration. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Specter. Rene. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ENEKKO. WERDS. EXR. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NOEVE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
APE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joey Lanz (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Ellena Lourens (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Freedom Tower. Manhattan, NY. Spring 2025. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 03.23.25

BSA Images Of The Week: 03.23.25

Welcome to BSA’s Images of the Week!

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week, to Spring, to the land of Hype and Hustle!

Down in D.C., it’s all smoke, mirrors, and sharp elbows. There’s a full-blown constitutional cage match brewing over deportation flights—judges say no, the President says yes, and now he wants the judge impeached. Meanwhile, Trump just yanked security clearances from a list of political enemies longer than a CVS receipt. And don’t worry about that secret Pentagon huddle with Elon Musk—apparently, it wasn’t about China. We all feel reassured, like the stock market last week.

Also on the mic: Bernie and AOC are hitting the road with an “Anti-Oligarchy Tour.” Get your T-shirt here. Not to be outdone, the new billionaire Commerce Secretary says seniors missing Social Security checks wouldn’t be a big deal. Because, of course, he does.

Back home in NYC, there’s a heavier police presence—more beat cops on the sidewalks, more boots on subway platforms, or at least it feels that way. Some say it’s about safety; others say it’s panic. And let’s be real: it often appears that this city still has no idea what to do with our mentally ill neighbors except push them outside and act shocked when they behave like they’re… mentally ill.

New polls say Mayor Adams is trailing Cuomo in the fall race, but honestly? Nobody’s exactly throwing block parties for either of them. There’s a leadership vacuum—and everyday people are concerned about who will fill it.

But hope blooms in strange places. Like the number 1 train, where Miguel “Mike Plants” Andrade—aka The Plant Man—has been selling succulents and orchids to passengers, leading us to;
A. We’ve always liked the word ‘succulent’ and are happy to use it in a sentence, and
B. Mr. Andrade proves that one human doing their thing with a heart can shift the whole mood, reframe your current situation.

And in street art and graffiti? The walls are still talking—shouting, whispering, reflecting us back at ourselves with a sometimes banal, sometimes beguiling presentation. If the overall message feels messy, it’s because the world is messy. But often there’s clarity in the chaos if you squint at it in the right manner.

We continue with our interviews with the street, this week including Faile, Judith Supine, City Kitty, Lexi Bella, Werds, Turtle Caps, Zoot, Corn Queen, Klonism, Zero Productivity, Muska, Nice, Badlucao, LYFR, and Barb Tropolis.

Turtle Caps & Klonism (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Klonism & Turtle Caps (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Turtle Caps & Klonism (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Zero Productivity (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Barb Tropolis (photo © Jaime Rojo)
LYFR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Corn Queen (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Judith Supine (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lexi Bella (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Badiucao (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NICE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ZOOT MUSKA (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERDS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
FAILE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Spring sunset. Williamsburg Bridge. Spring 2025. NYC (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 02.09.25

BSA Images Of The Week: 02.09.25

Welcome BSA Images of the Week, to a new snowfall in the city, and the Taylor Bowl, or is that the Kendrick Bowl? This week, according to the Scottish SUN, Banksy could lose the right to his own name in a landmark case against the world famous artist. Don’t worry, you can still use that “Girl with Balloon” stencil on the wall of your baby’s bedroom.

The White House is running a masterclass in rapid-fire policy moves, deploying a ‘shock and awe’ strategy that keeps everyone—reporters, analysts, and politicians alike—scrambling to keep up. This week alone, the administration launched a ‘Faith Office’, proposed a federal task force to tackle anti-Christian bias, slapped sanctions on ICC officials looking into U.S. and Israeli military actions, floated the idea of turning Gaza into the ‘Riviera of the Middle East’, and sent Congress a $7 billion arms sale notification for Israel. It’s a policy blitzkrieg that leaves no time to process one move before the next headline drops. Some of these proposals will gain traction, and others will fizzle, but the message is clear: the news cycle belongs to them. We haven’t heard a lot of policy changes that repair the holes in the social safety net and help the poor and struggling middle class yet, but we’re sure those are just around the corner.

Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is catching heat to clarify a contentious ICE memo. Critics say it gives federal immigration agents way too much leeway, potentially endangering city employees and immigrant communities alike. We’re not cracking any jokes here because it’s too serious, and too many people living in New York are impacted. The anti-immigrant fever that has infected parts of the US has thus far not surfaced here in any appreciable quantity, perhaps because New York has traditionally been proud to be a city of immigrants.

While you won’t find murals explicitly tackling these new and rekindled political firestorms (yet), the chaotic, overlapping narratives on NYC’s walls feel like a fitting reflection of the moment. Confusion, authority, resistance, chaos, cats—it’s all out there, spray-painted and wheat-pasted for anyone paying attention.

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring Shiro, Sticker Maul, Werds, One Rad Latina, Dzel, George Collagi, Jocelyn Tsajh, Quaker Pirate, Guadalupe Rosales, and Lokey Calderon.

One Rad Latina (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jocelyn Tsaih for East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Tumbados” by Guadalupe Rosales with Lokey Calderon in collaboration with Storefront for Art and Architecture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Tumbados” by Guadalupe Rosales with Lokey Calderon in collaboration with Storefront for Art and Architecture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Tumbados” by Guadalupe Rosales with Lokey Calderon in collaboration with Storefront for Art and Architecture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Tumbados” by Guadalupe Rosales with Lokey Calderon in collaboration with Storefront for Art and Architecture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Tumbados” by Guadalupe Rosales with Lokey Calderon in collaboration with Storefront for Art and Architecture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Tumbados” by Guadalupe Rosales with Lokey Calderon in collaboration with Storefront for Art and Architecture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SHIRO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SHIRO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sticker Maul (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERDS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
George Collagi (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Brooklyn Canvas (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DZEL (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Quaker Pirate (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. The Last Picture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 02.02.25

BSA Images Of The Week: 02.02.25

Welcome friends to BSA Images of the Week. Happy Year of the Snake—feels oddly appropriate, doesn’t it?

This frigid week brought us the news that  DEI programs caused a American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter to collide over the Potomac River, Why, you ask? “Common sense,” says the president. Also, China’s open source and cheap AI Deepseek pulled down the pants of ChatGPT, The White House plans higher prices for us with tariffs, and there were no eggs at the Brooklyn Trader Joe’s this week. According to the latest NYPD statistics, murder and other crimes are down – just don’t tell that to Fox News. In art news, the Chelsea artists building drama continues, graffiti artists appeared in The New Yorker with a rappelling piece about XSM and QZAR (they are not alone), and The Post has a new piece about subway dancers at the 49th Street N/R/W station.

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring Homesick, Degrupo, BK Foxx, Werds, EXR, Manuel Alexandro, Great Boxers, Wild West, Fred Tomaselli, Mr. Mustart, Imok, and Sokem.

BK Foxx for East Village Walls. Chinatown, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MustArt. Chinatown, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Degrupo. Manuel Alejandro. Chinatown, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Illustration © South China Morning Post
Homesick (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Wild West (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fred Tomaselli. “Wild Things”. MTA NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fred Tomaselli. “Wild Things”. MTA NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fred Tomaselli. “Wild Things”. MTA NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fred Tomaselli. “Wild Things”. MTA NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fred Tomaselli. “Wild Things”. MTA NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fred Tomaselli. “Wild Things”. MTA NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Great Boxers (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Werds. EXR. SOKEM. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
EXR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
REFS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IMOK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. NYC Ballet. Lincoln Center. January 2025. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 01.12.25

BSA Images Of The Week: 01.12.25


Welcome to Images of the Week. Our hearts are heavy as we think about our brothers and sisters in Los Angeles—their losses, pain, and fears. We’re deeply grateful to the firefighters and communities who are stepping up and looking out for one another. The bond between the graffiti and street art communities in LA and NY runs deep, and hearing some of the stories coming out of this disaster is heartbreaking.


If you can help, please consider these reputable organizations:

American Red Cross – Los Angeles Region – Provides emergency shelter, food, and health services to disaster victims. 

Volunteering: To inquire about volunteer opportunities, email VolunteerServices.LosAngeles.CA@redcross.org or call (866) 548-8226.

Red Cross Los Angeles: Find a Shelter

The Salvation Army – Southern California Division – Offers disaster relief services, including shelter, food, and clothing to those in need. 

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank – Distributes food to individuals and families affected by disasters. 

World Central Kitchen – Provides meals to displaced families and first responders during disasters. 

California Fire Foundation Wildfire & Disaster Relief Fund

Before donating items or volunteering, it’s advisable to contact these organizations directly to understand their current needs and ensure your contributions are most effective. Thank you.


Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring Judith Supine, Rambo, Degrupo, Werds, Seoul, Hektad, Appleton Pictures, EXR, One Rad Latina, Notice, TABBY, Caryn Cast, Cram, Ratch, GRIDER, Zooter, Arsenio Baca, Zwoner, and Nice Beats.

HEKTAD (photo © Jaime Rojo)
TABBY (photo © Jaime Rojo)
GRIDER (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RAMBO (Tribute). (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SEOUL (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NOTICE. ZOOTER. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Appleton Pictures (photo © Jaime Rojo)
One Rad Latina (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Caryn Cast (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Caryn Cast (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Judith Supine (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Judith Supine (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist portrait of all the things that made David Bowie, who died nine years ago this week(photo © Jaime Rojo)
It is a rough but fantastic kitchen-table version of “Golden Years” by just one guy, Ron Sexsmith, and a guitar.
This is an unsigned collaboration between several artists whom we know. We’ll leave the work unidentified. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Arsenio Baca (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERDS. EXR. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ZWONER. NICE BEATS. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CRAM. RATCH. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Taking a page from Hanksy, perhaps, Degrupo puts Bob Marley on the golf course. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Williamsburg Bridge. East River, Brooklyn, NY. Winter 2025. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images of the Week: 12.08.24 / Miami X NYC

BSA Images of the Week: 12.08.24 / Miami X NYC


In New York and Miami and across the U.S., stories of legitimate struggles with the healthcare system are a constant backdrop to everyday life. Someone you met can’t afford insurance. Someone else is battling their insurer to approve a critical procedure. Surprise medical bills arrive for your girlfriend without warning. Your coworker avoids the doctor altogether because the costs are prohibitive. Teachers face medical bankruptcy, parents delay surgeries, and families turn to GoFundMe campaigns to defray crippling medical costs not covered. Meanwhile, seniors ration medication, cutting pills in half to make them last. It’s a system where multi-billion-dollar corporations, shielded by their (paid) influence over government, operate with impunity, leaving the sick ill-equipped to challenge them.

This backdrop of frustration likely fueled the sharp sarcasm and bitterness that erupted in conversations on social media and on the street after the UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot and killed on a Manhattan sidewalk this week. A young man in a hoodie fled the scene on a bicycle. Hundreds, no, thousands of responses on platforms like Twitter included jabs such as, “My empathy is out of network” and “Thoughts and prior authorizations.” UnitedHealthcare’s Facebook page was inundated with thousands of comments mocking the company’s public statement of sorrow. Many appeared to post pictures of family members or rejection notices they received from United Healthcare, their addresses blacked out.

To be clear, ‘denial of care’ is not just a business or policy practice; it is a systematic design rooted in contempt for people. These practices profoundly impact millions of people, possibly you and your family.

Now, five days later, the FBI joined the NYPD search for the suspect, who is believed to have left New York. Yet in laundromats, bars, and online forums, some people quietly invoke phrases like “snitches get stitches,” a colloquialism from hip-hop culture discouraging cooperation with law enforcement.

Critics in the media have rightly denounced the ethics of vigilante justice. At its core, vigilantism threatens to unravel societal order. Yet, so does a society that lets a profit-driven industry determine which sick lives are worth saving. The bitter truth is that for many, the system already feels unraveled.


Miami, we love you. This week was great at Wynwood Walls and Museum of Graffiti, and in the streets of Wynwood. The new STRAAT Catalogue is shipping on Christmas – and our Editor in Chief is one of the authors along with great folks like Carlo McCormick, Christian Omodeo, and Charlotte Pyatt. Most importantly, we cannot tell you how much we enjoyed meeting BSA readers and receiving your feedback and support. There are so many talented, creative, brilliant minds on this trip, and we like meeting each and every one. Don’t be shy! Thank you sincerely.

Shout out to our hosts at MOG Alan Ket and Allison Frieden, to David Roos from STRAAT, and to artists Nina Falkhoff, and HOXXOH.

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week in New York and Miami, featuring: Retna, Adele Renault, Inkie, Werds, Pez, Astro, HOXXOH, Zimer, Kern, 1457 Wave, Juju the Frog, Trek86, Ishmael Book Art, Shey Lunatic, KTAN086, Code-E, and Z. Veiz.

ASTRO in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
KTANO86 in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Shev Lunatic in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Shev Lunatic in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ZIMERNYC in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ZIMERNYC in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Trek86 & Ishmael Book Art in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Trek86 & Ishmael Book Art in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Trek86 & Ishmael Book Art in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Trek86 & Ishmael Book Art in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Juju The Frog in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Juju The Frog in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
1457Wave in Wynwood, Miami (photo © Jaime Rojo)
INKIE in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Z.VEIZ in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERD and friends in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Adele Renault in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Adele Renault in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOXXOH in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
KERN in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CODE-E possibly painted Jay-Z’s imitation of Basquiat in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PEZ in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
This is an advertising campaign for the soon-to-be-released Bob Dylan’s biopic “A Complete Unknown” starring Timothée Chalamet. They could have asked French street artist Jef Aerosol, who has stencilled Dylan on city walls for years.(photo © Jaime Rojo)
This is an advertising campaign for the soon-to-be-released Bob Dylan’s biopic “A Complete Unknown” starring Timothée Chalamet. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
This is an advertising campaign for the soon-to-be-released Bob Dylan’s biopic “A Complete Unknown” starring Timothée Chalamet. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RETNA in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week 11.06.24

BSA Images Of The Week 11.06.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Set your clocks back one hour today.

A chilly but warm NYC welcome to the 50,000+ marathon runners from around the globe as they journey through the dirty, potholed streets of all five boroughs in this rudely friendly, alluring, and romantically gritty city. We’ve already forgotten that we lost the World Series this week and are concentrating instead on welcoming our haplessly plodding runners on the street—with raucous cheers in Queens, impromptu bands in Brooklyn, and dancing in the Bronx, the city becomes a big block party today.

Make sure to check out our graffiti and street art on the way!

Also, early voting is in effect in NYC. The new president of the US will be selected, possibly by you.

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring: City Kitty, Homesick, CRKSHNK, Degrupo, Modomatic, Sticker Maul, Leon Keer, Dot Dot Dot, Raddington Falls, D7606, SacSix, Muebon, Werds, RX Skulls, C3, EXR, OSK, She Posse, Outersource, Semz, Silkmoth, Glenn Ligon, Isa De Prez, and All Over Grey.

Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Raddington Falls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
She Posse (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Glenn Ligon gets to the heart of the electorate today (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Leon Keer. “Common Ground” Salina, Kansas. (photo © courtesy of the artist)

“Although different views and opinions are important for a healthy society, we can experience a greater increase in polarization in recent decades, which severely limits bridging or interactions.

In this work I would like to express that we are all connected despite differences in opinion. I see communication with positive sentiment and respect as a good carrier for social connection.” -Leon Keer

DotDotDot. “Liberty Warning The World”. Nuart Festival 2024. Stavanger, Norway. (photo © courtesy of Nuart Festival)

“The idea for the original Statue of Liberty was conceived in 1865, when the French historian and abolitionist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to commemorate the upcoming centennial of U.S. independence (1876), the perseverance of American democracy and the liberation of the nation’s slaves

Liberty holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left-hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776, in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. With her left foot, she steps on a broken chain and shackle commemorating the national abolition of slavery following the American Civil War. After its dedication, the statue became an icon of freedom being subsequently seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.

In Dotdotdot’s version, just a few days before the upcoming election, much of whose campaign has been marred by racist and anti-immigrant rhetoric, the torch is replaced by a distress flare. A warning to us all.” ~ Nuart Festival, Stavanger, Norway

Its Mike King (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Check out the Project 2025 page on the Heritage Foundation’s website. The Heritage Foundation initiated Project 2025, which aims to prepare a conservative agenda and policy framework for the next presidential administration in 2025.

CRKSHNK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CRKSHNK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sticker Maul (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty, Muebon, RX Skulls, d7606, C3, and Silkmoth. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sack Six presents Old Dirty Bastard and Frank Sinatra (photo © Jaime Rojo)
OSK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
All Over Grey (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Outersource. SEMZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Isa De Prez (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERDS, DEGRUPO, HOMESICK,EXR. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 07.28.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 07.28.24

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Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Societal norms and entertainment ethics change, sometimes radically, as time progresses. It would be fantastic if you could determine which era is more shocking and if its behaviors indicate a golden age or a declining one. Just look at New York history at Coney Island, which may seem barbaric and beyond the pale by today’s standards, alongside oddly similar occurrences in contemporary Western society.

Earlier examples of entertainment that New Yorkers found compelling at Coney Island included freak shows that drew on unusual physical characteristics, human zoos, an Infant Incubator Exhibit, and the electrocution of Topsy the elephant. These were considered normal a hundred years ago, and religious people of good conscience allowed them, much like they did with whites-only water fountains and children working in factories. Women first competed in the Paris 1900 Olympics (22 women, 975 men), but only in five competitions: Tennis, Sailing, Croquet, Equestrianism, and Golf.

On Friday night, during the opening ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, X was all atwitter with self-proclaimed Christians expressing outrage over a small segment of the three-and-a-half-hour show that featured a few well-known French drag performers doing a campy modern homage to The Last Supper paintings of the Renaissance. Decades of austerity budgets have starved our education system, and it shows, as many were scandalized by this portrayal of ‘Sodom and Gomorrah’ and other ‘disgusting’ scenes referencing French history, such as the French Revolution, the Enlightenment, World War I and II, the Industrial Revolution, and the Cultural Renaissance. And that depiction of Marie Antoinette holding her head under her arm? There’s a story behind that.

Meanwhile, in very modern history, we have a president out of the race, a former president who said yesterday that we wouldn’t need to vote in four years, his VP choice who once called him “America’s Hitler,” and, according to The New Yorker, a presidential candidate who sparked a reported 700-percent increase in voter registrations. July has been a ride, y’all! This week, we welcome August with hope and possibly some trepidation.

And here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Aiko, Adam Fujita, Homesick, Degrupo, Optimo NYC, Werds, DEK2DX, Lee Holin, Snoeman, NAY 281, Bogus, EXR, Uwont, Jacob Thomas, Chido, Smooth, Kasio, Wild West, JDI, and FAQ COP.

AIKO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jacob Thomas (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lee Holin (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lee Holin (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SNOE MAN (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CHIDO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NAY381 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Adam Fujita (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK. SMOOTH. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
KASIO. SMOOTH. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
UWONT (photo © Jaime Rojo)
EXR. BOGUS. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WILD WEST (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERDS. AIDS. MOK AND FRIENDS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DEGRUPO. OPTIMO NYC. SPAZ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JDI. FAQ COP. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DEK 2DX (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Summer 2024. Manhattan, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 02.18.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 02.18.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul wants to classify some graffiti as a hate crime. The arts and culture press has been writing alarming headlines about this new proposal by the Gov, but the burden lies on the lawyers who need to prove that the intention of the graffiti writer was to target a protected class of people with a hateful screed. Wonder if they will hand out tickets for poor handstyles, too.

Meanwhile, guess it’s still okay to steal from graffiti writers and street artists.

New York neighbors and peers of the orange man tried years ago to warn the country against him – and yet he was elected. Now Trump has to pay fines for “ill-gotten” gains totaling $453 million. He really hit the jackpot when the judge barred him and his two sons Friday from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation. Leading the country, presumably, is still fine.

A day after the verdict, he was hawking golden Trump sneakers. Let’s see, $453 million divided by $399.00…

Coming up next month in this never-ending reality crime series, Trump Hush Money Criminal Trial Set to Begin March 25 in Manhattan.

Here is our weekly conversation with the street, this week including Stikman, Homesick, BK Foxx, Calicho Art, Werds, Goog, LA2, TBanbox, ICU463, Propa, NAY183, Bukse, Joser, Vicer, Faire, Shicks, Angel Ortiz, Mr. Doodle, and Albie.

BK Foxx for East Village Walls. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BK Foxx for East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Calicho Art (photo © Jaime Rojo)
icu463 pondering a Picassoesque problem? (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Angel Ortiz AKA LA2 in collaboration with Mr. Doodle. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Angel Ortiz AKA LA2 in collaboration with Mr. Doodle. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SHICKS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERDS. GOOG. VICER. FAIRE. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JOSER (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BUKSE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NAY183 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Stikman (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Tbanbox (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Propa (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Albie (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Photo © Jaime Rojo)

In winter’s chill, where frost does bite,
Lost gloves lie, a somber sight.
Left behind in snow’s embrace,
Their warmth gone without a trace.

Untitled. Winter 2024. Brooklyn, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 01.07.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 01.07.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

The New Year has been good so far, except if your country is in a war and is being pulverized.

We captured some exceptional street art during our visits to Miami last month. It’s encouraging to see that, despite commercial pressures, the artists’ untamed creative spirit continues to shine through. To balance the collection, we have dirty old New York pieces that pull no punches, and tell no truths, I mean lies. Happy to share these new and dynamic pieces with you.

Here is our weekly interview with the street: this week featuring Tats Cru. Homesick, Werds, Deih XLF, Melski, West, Dase, Banksy Hates Me, Wizard Skull, Johann Art, Arlex Campos, Professorx, d1a5, Salute, Urban Ruben, HITC, Heat, and Kane.

Wizard Skull (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Freedom to Transact in the context of cryptocurrency refers to attempts by traditional banks to attack and obstruct the move by people to use something other than fiat. Unidentified artist in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Kane in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Homesick. West. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
West (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Arlex Campos in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Johann Art in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Professorx, Johann Art, and d1a5 in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Dase (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Salute in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Tats Cru (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Werds (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Melski in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Melski in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Urban Ruben in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HITC (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Banksy Hates Me in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Heat in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Deih XLF collab with Hoxxoh in Wywood Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Peace on Earth (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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