Our weekly interview with the street; this week featuring Andy Kessler Foundation, ASVP, Bishop203, Brummel, Clown Soldier, Imminent Disaster, JC2, JJ Veronis, Mr. DiMaggio, QRST, Shin Shin, Special Graffiti Unit, Zako, Zhe155
This summer has the floodgates open for all manner of oddities and agendas evident on the walls in NYC. While there is beauty and skill of varying degrees, more often you’ll also encounter themes better categorized as anxiety-ridden. Don’t look to our street artists to shield us from the rawness of messy life that is lurking under the cosmopolish of a world city. The conversations on the street continue to contemplate war and violence, render social and political critique, create memorials, offer blunt opinion and propose existential questions. Conversations among street artists also continue before our eyes, making for progressive theater and on-the-fly “collaboration”.
We start off with something more along the lines of graff, framed by July’s succulent green.
![brooklyn-street-art-goya-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Goya](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-goya-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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Goya (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
Goya (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-zako-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Zako. Girls Girls Girls!](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-zako-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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These bikini babes are not simply oogle worthy eye candy; their fourth member poses more profound topics. Zako. (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
These bikini babes are not simply oogle worthy eye candy; their fourth member poses more profound topics. Zako. (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
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![brooklyn-street-art-bishop-203-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Bishop 203](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-bishop-203-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
- Brooklyn’s Angels have fallen to the street. Bishop 203 (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-bp-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Artistic Tile BP](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-bp-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
- As the environmental ecological disaster pushes the oil economy to the forefront of our minds, this artist includes the logo of the corporation whose very charter is being questioned. Artist WING (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-imminent-disaster-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Imminent Disaster](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-imminent-disaster-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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A new Imminent Disaster stares frankly and quizzically at you as you pass by. (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
A new Imminent Disaster stares frankly and quizzically at you as you pass by. (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-jj-veronis-1-jaime-rojo-07-10-web JJ Veronis (Andy Kessler Foundation)](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-jj-veronis-1-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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A sculpture honoring the memory of a skateboarder and friend. JJ Veronis (Andy Kessler Foundation) (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
A sculpture honoring the memory of a skateboarder and friend. JJ Veronis (Andy Kessler Foundation) (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-child-soldier-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Soldier Games](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-child-soldier-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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Soldier games are afoot amongst Fumero’s family and Shin Shin’s fruit offerings (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
Soldier games are afoot amongst Fumero’s family and Shin Shin’s fruit offerings (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-jc2-clown-soldier-asvp-jaime-rojo-07-10-web ASVP, JC 2, Clown Soldier](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-jc2-clown-soldier-asvp-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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A splash of red colors everything. ASVP, JC 2, Clown Soldier (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
A splash of red colors everything. ASVP, JC 2, Clown Soldier (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-pampers-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Pampers the Cow](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-pampers-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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Pampers the Cow. Brummel (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
Pampers the Cow. Brummel (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-qrst-jaime-rojo-07-10-web QRST](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-qrst-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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QRST is evidently embattled (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
QRST is evidently embattled (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-special-grafitti-unit-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Special Grafitti Unit. Wall Hoarders](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-special-grafitti-unit-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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Special Grafitti Unit receives a criticism for taking up too much space in Chelsea. (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
Special Grafitti Unit receives a criticism for taking up too much space in Chelsea. (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-clown-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Clown](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-clown-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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Even the clowns are ready to deck you. Ninja Clown (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
Even the clowns are ready to deck you. Ninja Clown (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-radioactive-monkey-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Radioactive Monkey](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-radioactive-monkey-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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Radioactive Monkey Police. Brummel (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
Radioactive Monkey Police. Brummel (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-zhe-155-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Zhe 155](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-zhe-155-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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A Roger Waters advertisement posing as street art looks almost a part of the portrait by Zhe 155 (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
A Roger Waters advertisement posing as street art looks almost a part of the portrait by Zhe 155 (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-shin-shin-jaime-rojo-07-10-web Shin Shin](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-shin-shin-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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Yep, watermelon wins every time. Shin Shin (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
Yep, watermelon wins every time. Shin Shin (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-jj-veronis-jaime-rojo-07-10-web JJ Veronis (Andy Kessler Foundation)](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-jj-veronis-jaime-rojo-07-10-web.JPG)
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JJ Veronis (Andy Kessler Foundation) (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
JJ Veronis (Andy Kessler Foundation) (Photo © Jaime Rojo)
![brooklyn-street-art-mr-dimaggio-07-10 Mr. Dimaggio (Photo © Luca)](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-mr-dimaggio-07-10.jpg)
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Mr. Dimaggio sits at the base of the heavily vandalized Shepard Fairey mural. Not sure if it is direct commentary or a general philosophical axiom. (Photo © Luca)
![brooklyn-street-art-mr-dimaggio-07-10 Mr. Dimaggio (Photo © Luca)](http://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brooklyn-street-art-mr-dimaggio-07-10.jpg)
Mr. Dimaggio sits at the base of the heavily vandalized Shepard Fairey mural. Not sure if it is direct commentary or a general philosophical axiom. (Photo © Luca)
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