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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: 12.03.23

BSA Images Of The Week: 12.03.23

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

The war rages again in Gaza, and the street art in New York reflects the cultural response with more pieces every week. New York’s Fifth Avenue will be closed on three Sundays this month to allow more foot traffic to enjoy the holidays and avert car deaths now that the tree and skating rink are open at Rockefeller Center. Our esteemed New York politicians keep doing us proud this week, with George Santos getting expelled from Congress, and Trump being forced to face criminal charges like everyone else. We say goodbye to the first female Supreme Court Judge Sandra O’Connor, and to a person whom most of the world’s press contend was one of the biggest international war criminals responsible for millions of deaths, Henry Kissinger. Remarkable for some that Jimmy Carter outlived him.

Here is our weekly interview with the street: this week featuring Optimo NYC, Kram, Gats, Eternal Possessions, Muebon, El Hase, Stay Busy, Words on the Street, Alex Itin, Madison Storm, Jocelyn Tsajh, Homer, Siomo, Clams, Celeb, and Under Control.

Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Gats (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CLAMS, CELEB, OPTIMO NYC, and a vintage GATS. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Madison Storm (photo © Jaime Rojo)
KRAM – SLOMO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
KRAM – SLOMO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
KRAM – SLOMO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Under Control? (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Words on The Street – Alex Itin (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Words on The Street – Alex Itin (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jocelyn Tsaih with East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
El Hase (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Stay Busy (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Texting death mouse. Muebon (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMER (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Eternal Possessions channels an Elizabethan Cher as she (lip)sang her new single at this weeks Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting “DJ Play a Christmas Song.” (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Yasss Queen. Eternal Possessions (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 07.30.23

BSA Images Of The Week: 07.30.23

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

“Lord have mercy, it is motherf_______ hot out here,” said the teenage girl standing at a bus stop near the Marcy subway station on Broadway yesterday as we trudged by. She was right, and the heat felt like waves coming off the pavement and buildings in the late afternoon haze and blasting bright sun. We leave this searing and steamy, sometimes smokey, July and stumble toward August, looking for a handkerchief and a glass of lemonade and patience. New York, at its polar extremes, is more than challenging at times for everyone on the street, on the subway platform, in the barbershop, in the laundromat, on the stoop, in traffic, and in the park. Riding your bike through the streets gives you a little breeze, and new street art regales you with news of the day.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: Neckface, Plannedalism, V Ballentine, Enrinko Studios, Seb Bouchard, Words on the Street, Alex Itin, Loove Labs, Shirk, Crash 42170, George Spencer, and Snake.

Plannedalism and Erinko Studio’s tribute to Sinead O’Connor; A fierce, unapologetic, brave, determined, soulful, vulnerable, and emotionally charged singer, songwriter, performer, and truth-teller who often felt alone and lonely in this world. We followed and watched as she performed in her distinctive voice and style, often breaking new ground and speaking her truth when most people didn’t want to hear any of it. Loved for her talents and willingness to tread in deeply troubled waters, she was often ridiculed and marginalized for her bravery. Despite her public and private struggles, it looked like she had found acceptance and, hopefully, a sense of serenity in her native Ireland in recent years. May she now rest in peace. Thank you, Sinead. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Plannedalism. Erinko Studios (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Erinko Studios (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Plannedalism (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IROND (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IROND (photo © Jaime Rojo)
George Spencer (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JJ Veronis (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Noha’s Rejects (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Plannedalism visualizes the relationship between popular culture, entertainment, shallow consumerism, hypocrisy, and the ongoing news about the increasingly inhumane stance of some regarding immigration, refugees, and barbed wire installed on the Texan’s Rio Grande/Southern Border. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Plannedalism. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Plannedalism. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Plannedalism. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Matt Siren (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Neckface (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Crash 42170 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Seb Bouchard (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Words on the Street. A quote by James Joyce from Alex Itin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Shirk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
V Ballentine (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Erinko Studios (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Erinko Studios (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Loove Labs (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ERSK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Snake (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 07.23.23

BSA Images Of The Week: 07.23.23

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! A great week, minus the loss of Queens-born singer Tony Bennett Friday at 96, the sweeping of new immigrants out from under the BQE without regard for their few belongings and papers, and our general awareness of increased poverty on the streets, the introduction of the CBDC FedNow program with no fanfare in the press, and the gruesome news of the alleged serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann. On the other hand, we had some bright sunny days with lower humidity that pushed New Yorkers out in the streets and our parks to play games and read books and sashay in short shorts and strike up conversations with one another.

In street art and graffiti news, we appear to have entered an era of low-brow nouveau naive hand styling that has taken over characters and letters. Perhaps it is an attraction to the guileless or a need for clarity amidst the clutter – or that Gen Z doesn’t buy the bulls**t. Whatever it is, our art in the streets has a childlike quality that charms without being charming. So, drop the pretense, Pasqual. We all somehow know we are living in the eye of the hurricane so reach out and re-connect. And our street art is dazzling, entertaining, and has a sense of humor forged through sheer determination.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: Faile, Chris RWK, Smells, Captain Eyeliner, JJ Veronis, Homesick, Neckface, Panic, Timothy Goodman, OH!, Aidz, Toe Flop, Wizard Skull, Emilio Florentine, Jakee, Tiny Hands Big Heart, RH Doaz, TobBob, Lucky Bubby, She Posse, Eww Gross Ok Fine, Carlton, Skiti, Five Gold Stars, Ekem 132, Rah Artz, 3Modes, Mdot Season, Luce Bokes, Words on the Street, Okina Cosmo, Alex Itin, and TomBob NYC.

Tom Bob NYC (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RH Doaz. Emilio Florentine. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Okina Cosmo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Neckface (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SMOE. SMELLS. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Luce Bokes (photo © Jaime Rojo)
AKEM 132 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
3Modes (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JJ Veronis (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Skitl. NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
She Posse. Tiny Hands, Big Heart. Captain Eyeliner. Eww Gross Ok Fine. Carlton. NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Gloria Steinam and Angela Davis provide inspiration for She Posse, who remind us of the power Of revolutionary movements throughout history and encourage us to value solidarity. NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lucky Bubby. NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Chris RWK. OH! NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Wizard Skull. NYC PasteUp Polooza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Words On The Street. Alex Itin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
An advertisement for an exhibition by artist Timothy Goodman (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Timothy Goodman (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jakee (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK. AIDZ. PANIC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
TOEFLOP (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MDOT SEASON (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RAH ARTZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
FIVE GOLD STARS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Faile (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Williamsburg Bridge. East River, NYC. Summer 2023. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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BSA Images Of The Week: 07.02.23

BSA Images Of The Week: 07.02.23

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Happy 4th of July Weekend.

The smoke from forest fires revisited our fair dirty city again this week, causing the air to smell like a summer campfire wherever you rode your bike or walked, or scootered. In some neighborhoods, it was a new smell that almost overcame the smell of urine and garbage, so that was a silver lining. Also it served as a trigger for people who have gone camping to buy marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate to make s’mores in the kitchen. Or maybe we are just talking about ourselves.

Also, the results of having a right wing leaning Supreme Court came in this week; Rulings striking regarding affirmative action, GLBTQ+ rights, limitations on student loan forgiveness, and domestic abusers and guns – all took serious hits. Welcome to the increasingly conservative US courts, even as annual polls conclude that a majority of US citizens hold more liberal and progressive views every year.

This week we have an assortment of murals, street art, and graffiti for you. Enjoy!

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: Skewville, Matt Siren, Praxis, Lexi Bella, Eternal Possessions, Didi, BK Ackler, Enivo, Smile Boulder, Mena Ceresa, Jeff Rose King, Eye Know, Girlly, MS Chainker, Green Villian, XIK Art, and BustArt.

XIK ART in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Green Villian x Skewville (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Didi x Lexi Bella (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MSChainker (photo © Jaime Rojo)
We don’t recognize this artist’s signature in Wynwood, Miami. Please help. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Words On The Street. Alex Itin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ENIVO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BUSTART (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BKAckler (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Smile Boulder (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MSChainker (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Girlly (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PRAXIS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PRAXIS & Eye Know (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jeff Rose King (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Eternal Possessions (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mena Ceresa (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Matt Siren (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NBC (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Enter (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Summer 2023. NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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