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BSA Images Of The Week: 08.25.24

August 25, 2024 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Welcome to BSA’s Images of the Week.

The conventions are done and dusted, and the candidates are locked in. Everyone’s got their pick: some are waving the Kamala flag, while others are riding the Trump train. But while the political stage is buzzing, the street art scene is still playing catch-up. The new Democratic contender hasn’t exactly made it onto many murals yet. But if you want to know how folks are really vibing, just check out the street portraits—artists are always a step ahead of the polls when it comes to capturing the public mood.

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring ERRE, Hops Art, BK Ackler, Hops1, Wane COD, PHD, DRIK, Mack Colours, Olig, Souls, No Name Stencil, RAIZE, Scottie Marsh, Ques, 718 Crew, and Wild Cat.

RAIZE for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A new piece from Madrid for Low Brow. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Mack Colours for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

DRIK for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Summertime napping. Photo ©Steven P. Harrington

BSA Images Of The Week: 04.28.24

April 28, 2024 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Spring is astoundingly colorful on the street in New York this year, with many new graffiti writers and street artists joining the existing throng and bringing their skills to a wall near you. At times, it appears now that we have as many artists as tourists in New York, but if they roll a suitcase, it is probably full of cans.

Here is our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring Ron English, Homesick, Basquiat, Huetek, Biggie Smalls, Hops Art, Akira Toriyama, Blanca Romero, 2DX, Nike Kasio, Gouch NKC, Theme KED, Maximilian Romero, EA EO, Browine, Sintez One, FSG Park, and Jaek El Diablo.

Ron English. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Jaek El Diablo. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sintez One at FSG Park (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Maximilian Bagnasco for The Bushwick Collective. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Maximilian Bagnasco for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

HUETEK 2DX. Tribute to Akira Toriyama. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

HUETEK 2DX. Tribute to Akira Toriyama. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. Spring 2024. Brooklyn, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

BSA Images Of The Week: 05.07.23

May 7, 2023 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Style Wars! A new interpretation of it is blazoned across the Houston Wall thanks to Optimo NYC, who is rather owning it recently. This free-wheeling ever changing magnet for attention in a very gentrified Manhattan cheers the fans of true graffiti almost daily right now, buffeted by the roar of traffic and the occasional rock band playing in front of it.

The many flavors of New York street art and graffiti are everywhere – in community murals speaking about mental health, aerosol tags in doorways, in wheatpasted poems on subway columns, in soldiered sculptures on the sides of parking signs. New Yorkers love to be expressive, and in general, indulge one another’s imperfect ways of doing it. There is usually someone who is crowing about the golden age of New York, and who can deny one person’s perspective. Ever the optimists, we see the changes, the losses, the gains, and the free-wheeling spirit alive on the streets, and we think New York is having a golden age right now.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: EVOL, Cey Adams, Giani NYC, No Sleep, Mort Art, JDL, Optimo NYC, Chris RWK, SEIMR, RUTHE, Scott McDonald, Sawr, Tymon De Laat, Amill Onair, Sherwin Banfield, and David H. Wagner.

Optimo NYC continues the Houston/Bowery Wall takeover with Giani NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

…and the Williamsburg Bridge for that matter… Optimo NYC (photo © Jaime Rojo)

JDL’s mural detail with tag. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Profound musings from David H. Wagner (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Surely, the press will tirelessly get to the bottom of any misdeeds our elected officials commit and reveal them to the citizenry. Especially all of those guests gathered around tables sharing a great meal and a glittering night of chummy comedic camaraderie at the White House Correspondents Dinner this week. #whoprotectsmefromyou (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Queens-based artist Sherwin Banfield’s sculpture tribute to Biggie reigns supreme this spring at Clumber Corner in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Timed perfectly to coincide with the many celebrations this year of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, the interactive installation is a nine-foot structure made of stainless steel and bronze boasting the likeness of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G” Wallace, also known as Biggie Smalls. Yes, that’s an actual CD implanted into the sculpture, and you can listen to his music coming from the speakers. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sherwin Banfield’s sculpture tribute to Biggie. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Unidentified artist’s tribute to James Roosevelt Stokes, a Brooklyn man whose online obituary says “James was a lovable and fun person and was known as the “unifier”. He wanted everyone to be happy. He was instrumental in uniting the Dean Street Neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY.”. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tymon De Laat in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Scott McDonald and Sawr in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. Manhattan Bridge. NYC (photo © Jaime Rojo)

New Portraiture In The Springtime Streets

April 3, 2023 Artists

Since the rise in muralism in the late 2000s, street art portraiture has become an increasingly popular form of urban expression, with artists employing diverse techniques and styles to capture the essence of individuals and personalities.

V Ballentine pays tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

This street art genre draws inspiration from western portrait painting and contemporary advertising practices, combining traditional and modern elements. Beyond a simple aesthetic exercise, some street art portraiture has emerged as a means for artists to challenge dominant societal norms surrounding notions of beauty and power dynamics, making it a vital mode of cultural expression. Other times, obvious norms are in full embrace.

Android Oi pays tribute to Grace Jones in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

While the issue of the male gaze has been a prevalent topic in the fine arts for centuries, street art gave a new platform for artists to consider and sometimes debate this issue in a public forum. Artists celebrate real and fictional individuals of all genders, challenging traditional ideas of beauty and reclaiming agency for those traditionally relegated to the margins. By doing so, these artists engage in a larger cultural dialogue, and through their work, reflect the diversity and values of the communities they inhabit.

Call Her Al pays tribute to Mexican movie star Maria Felix in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A high percentage are celebrities and icons of popular culture. From musicians to actors and athletes, these individuals make the artwork personal, relatable, and Instagrammable. Younger artists tend to gravitate toward contemporary figures in popular culture, while older artists may focus on historical or political figures. But don’t quote us on that.

From stenciling, painting, and wheat pasting, each method contributes to the unique character of the artwork, reflecting the artist’s vision and the cultural landscape in which it is created. As a mirror to the culture, the subjects chosen for street art portraiture can reflect the diversity and cultural landscape of the city, creating a visual representation of the community, its values, and aspirations.

J Novik pays tribute to I Love Lucy in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Angela Marie Alvarez pays tribute to Dolly Parton in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sage Gallon pays tribute to CHER in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Frampton O Fun pays tribute to Mary Tyler Moore in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Bianca pays tribute to Michelle Yeoh in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Santi of All Trades pays tribute to Hayle Williams in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Nass Art pays tribute to Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Mary Church Terrell in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Subway Doodle pays tribute to Anne Frank in collaboration with Underhill Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

David Hollier forms a portrait with lyrics by The Notorious B.I.G. song Sky’s The Limit. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Photos Of BSA #4: Brooklyn King Biggie Still Rules

December 28, 2022 Artists

Happy Holidays! We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA readers, friends, and family for all of your support in 2022. We have selected some of our favorite shots by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo, and we’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the future, and our love for the street.

Brooklyn is in Kings County, New York. It’s common for people here to refer to graffiti kings, barbecue kings, Kings of the Sea, the King of Glory, and kings of myriad realms; so infatuated are we with the concept of royalty- despite the US history of breaking away from King George III to form a more perfect union.

In the terminology of our pop hagiography, there can be no doubt which portrait appears in the most murals throughout our borough – Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie. 25 years after his death, you see Biggie all over Brooklyn, and he truly is a king.

Hip Hop is my Religion. Bedstuy Walls. Brooklyn, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

BSA Images Of The Week: 11-06-22

November 6, 2022 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

It’s New York City Marathon Day! 50,000 people running through the street, which is not much different from the Macy’s One Day Sale – except it’s outside.

In other NYC news, do you ever feel like a slowly boiling frog? NYPD is talking about partnering with Amazon’s Ring network; the New York Times explains that all those 5G network towers going up on the streets around the city are really just upgraded cell phone equipment, the police will begin a “Drone Unit” to fight crime– “said to be equipped with night vision technology,” this article says, they “won’t be weaponized,” and the NYPD digi-dog program from Boston Dynamics has been discontinued for right now and drones patrolling streets soon, right? Also on Friday the New York Federal Reserve announced plans for a new Fed digital dollar – a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) and the new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is all in favor of completely digitized money. Meanwhile, it looks like NYC schools are going to be a lot safer with new initiatives to put biometric screening in them including maybe facial recognition. Nothing to worry about, right?

The city pays tributes to its heroes in different ways, and NYC street art loves Biggie Smalls more than anyone, along with folks like Spike Lee and Jean Michel Basquiat. This week we spotted a few new ones among the bevy of new street art beauties we discovered below.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: Jason Naylor, Homesick, Savior El Mundo, King Baby, Mutz, Glare, Banksy Hates Me, Ashley Hodder, Raisa Nosova, Qzar, Spin, INU, Cheatz, Ultraboyz, Humble, Carlos RMK, and Yuzly Mathurin.

Hip Hop Is My Religion. Detail. Bedstuy Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Hip Hop Is My Religion. Bedstuy Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Yuzly Mathurin. Bedstuy Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Mahsa Zhina Amini. #iranrevolution (photo © Jaime Rojo)

INU. HOMESICK. KING BABY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Banksy Hates Me. Although truthfully he probably doesn’t. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Carlos RMK. Shop 1 Culture. Bedstuy Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

This looks like a version of the children’s street game Skelly. The design is very similar but the numerology is different…and certainly, with some of the words written with chalk, it wasn’t being played by children. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

BSA Images Of The Week: 08.28.22

August 28, 2022 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Ultimately people respond to graffiti and street art because of the humanity that vibrates from it. You may care deeply, or care not. If it is effective, art on the street will help you to make the connection. New York is blessed this summer to have a particularly deep and wide selection of unsanctioned and sanctioned artworks across the city that is evidence of a mature, vibrant scene full of many voices, perspectives and styles. Even our art on the streets illustrates that New York is a true melting pot.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: Dark Clouds, Blek le Rat, Damien Mitchell, Dragon76, TKid170, Banksy Hates Me, Habibi, Laurier Artiste, Blame Blanco, SanekOne, Carnin Paulino, Ruma, and The Postman.

Blek Le Rat in collaboration with TKid170 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dragon76 for Street Art For Mankind. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Stanley George, the proprietor of Stanley’s Pharmacy on The Lower East Side of Manhattan passed away on Wednesday, August 24 from surgery complications. Stanley, as he was fondly known, was a beloved and respected member of the neighborhood offering individualized remedies to his clients from hangovers to colds. He was 48 years old. The community is organizing a memorial to celebrate his life on what would have been his 49th birthday on September 14. The artwork on the gate was previously painted in honor of The Notorious B.I.G. but has faded. Community members have been leaving flowers, candles, and gifts here in Mr. George’s memory. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

BSA Images Of The Week: 06.02.19

June 2, 2019 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

June is Rose month in Brooklyn, and stoops, parks, and back yards are booming with them. Bushwick streets are booming with new murals this weekend with the 8th Annual BUSHWICK COLLECTIVE Block Party. Also New York had 130,000 rat sightings since 2010. Which is still less than the number of artists here, so nice try, rats. See you on the streets!

So here’s our weekly interview with the street (or boardwalk), this time featuring BG 183, Bio, BR163, Crash, George Rose, Indie 184, Love Pusher, Nicer, Nick Walker, NS/CB, PHibs, Remi Rough, Rubin415, Steph Burr, and Tats Cru, yo!

Bio TATS CRU for The L.I.S.A. Project NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Phibs . George Rose (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Slick style from Love Pusher. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Nick Walker spills some magic in the Bronx (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Tuff Stuff from SacSix (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Rubin 415 . Sinxero (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Solus. WorldPride Mural Project Initiative. The L.I.S.A. Project NYC. Bronx, NY (photo © Jaime Rojo)

TATS CRU . BG 183 . BIO . Nicer. WorldPride Mural Project Initiative. The L.I.S.A. Project NYC. Bronx, NY (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Steph Burr. WorldPride Mural Project Initiative. The L.I.S.A. Project NYC. Bronx, NY (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Indie 184. WorldPride Mural Project Initiative. The L.I.S.A. Project NYC. Bronx, NY (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. June 2019. The Bronx, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

BSA Images Of The Week: 02.04.18

February 4, 2018 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Stomping through the streets of New York Friday looking for new Street Art and graffiti, the cold and the wind reminded us of a saying we learned from the Norwegians during recent trips there: “There’s no such a thing as bad weather, only bad clothing”.

Cold comfort perhaps, but an apt metaphor for weathering the storms. Prepare!

These photos draw from that frozen urban exploration we embarked upon to the hinterlands of places not typically known for a Street Art scene like Sunnyside, Queens and places now slaughtered with murals and some smaller illegal pieces like the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Hope you are as impressed by what we found as we are as Gen Z is making some of those Millenials look like old grannies out here! Real Talk.

Here’s our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring A Cool 55, Alex Andre, Damien Mitchell, drsc0, Alexander Evans, Ardif, Angry Red, Arrex Skulls, Below Key, Dede, Dirt Cobain, Gongkan, Keith Haring, Praxis VGZ, SacSix, Sean Slaney, Special Robot Dog, Teg Artworks, Thrashbird, and Voxx Romana .

Top Image: Thrashbird…and LBJ at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A Cool 55 at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

BSA Images Of The Week: 03.27.16

March 27, 2016 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Happy Easter to the folks who are celebrating this day of Christ’s rise from the dead. The rest of ya’ll can just enjoy the Sunday roast dinner we made for you. Cousin Charlemagne has already eaten both the ears off his chocolate bunny and there are two eggs that have not been found during the hunt. Let’s look for them after we eat. Pass the scalloped potatoes please.

Here’s our our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring A Visual Bliss, Bang Bang Errol, Cash Cash RFC Crew, Chupa, CJ Fly, Dasic Fernandez, Geoffrey Carran, Jay Shells, Jesse A. Edwards, Joseph Acker, KLOPS, Kuma, LMNOPI, Lunge Box, Myth, Papoose, Rocko, Rowena Martinich, Sorick 21, Trifer, Wallplay, Willow, and Zimers.

Our top image: Rocko and Zimer painted this tribute to King Biggie Smalls back in October of 2015 for Spread Art NYC. We just hadn’t been able to flick it. So here it is. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

And speaking of Biggie Smalls, urban artist and lyric lover Jay Shells left this plaque just across the street recently. His unique campaign of placing original rap lyrics at the geographical spot they refer to has taken him to cities across the country. These new platters have just popped up like spring tulips. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

LMNOPI brings the street a new portrait of “a Haitian girl I met when I was in Port Au Prince in 2010.” (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Myth “A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience” (photo © Jaime Rojo)

The Koch Brothers. Portrait by Joseph Acker – Prision ID #15967538. Mural by Willow. The Captured Project in conjuction with The L.I. S.A. Project. People in prison drawing people who should be. More information here. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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BSA Images Of The Week: 12.06.15

December 6, 2015 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

A wild week in world geopolitics, terror, social crisis – interpret them as you may through the prism of art collecting and fandom – as Miami Art Basel and the Wynwood District were bursting with high prices, high emotions, high celebrity-counts, and people who appeared to be high almost all the time. There were also heavy rains, big name music performances, custom designed cocktails, luxury brands, brand fusions, and sponsored walls and events everywhere. Also a stabbing.

Once we can sort through the best photos we’ll definitely share some of the great work with you this week.

Meanwhile, Street Artists continue to create in cities elsewhere and while Miami is celebrating brands, logos and luxury, on the other side of the ocean Brandalism completed a 600 kiosk takeover in Paris this week skewering all of the above and the undue influence corporations are having in writing environmental/trade laws. On the aesthetic tip we’ve recently made a mental note that photo-realism is now reaching a critical mass. So there you are.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring A Pill NYC, Bifido, Buff Monster, Cash4, Dan Witz, Fuzeillear, Invader, Jordan Seiler, Knarf, LikMi, Luca Ladda, Østrem, Otto Schade, Persue, Pøbel, Rahmi Rajah, Sean9Lugo, Sipros, and Skount.

A portrait of Biggie Smalls. This was probably ripped from the ad campaign and affixed to this phone box. We call this re-porpoising and we consider it to be Street Art. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

These two pieces are part of the NUART collection of murals painted for previous editions of the festival. They are not freshly painted but we wanted to publish them as they are calling our attention to a topic that is current and urgent and addressed by world leaders in Paris for the COP21 Climate Summit 2015 as well as dozens of Street Artists with the #brandalism campaign.

One cool thing about this piece: The plaid pattern was done by hand with gaffers’ tape – it isn’t freehand painted or stenciled or printed. It’s a 3D piece, including the silvery collar portion. There was a tag and a code at the collar but it was too faded for us to read. From what we could read the tag is #IywIkr (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Skount surprised us with this abstract piece in Gold Coast, Australia – not the style he typically does. (photo © Skount)

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Fun Friday 07.02.10

July 2, 2010 Artists, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, new york, NYC, Queens

It’s Only Street Art When It’s On the Street

So you might as well move the furniture out on the sidewalk for your 4th of July Bar-B-Que this weekend and enjoy the best of both worlds. Look, some guests have already arrived! Pictured below on the Brooklyn street are Veng (RWK), Imminent Disaster, El Sol 25, Yote, and Andrew Michael Ford. Is the beer cold yet?

Let Jimi Put You In the Mood for a Patriotic Weekend

In Manhattan – Street Artist Dennis McNett’s Wild Kingdom Runs 50 Feet of Barney’s Windows

Brooklyn based artist Dennis McNett totally smashed the windows at Barneys with his imagination. “Passerby’s can see over sized wolf, owl, and skull masks paired with mannequins dressed in evening wear with a backdrop of psychodelic starbursts and swooping wolfbats. Dennis’s woodcut blocks, prints, masks and paper mache sculptures adorn the mannequins and window interiors. His imagery from nature, folklore, mythology, and story telling mixed with the graphic carved wood patterns from wood block prints sets a very unique stage for the store and this part of town.”

Barneys NY Madison Ave. between 60th and 61st through July 12th
They are best seen at night as they have been professionally lit. Check out Dennis at www.wolfbat.com

Biggie on the Street at 17 – Where Brooklyn At?

You’ll Hear This One At Least ONCE This Weekend

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Top Image: Thrashbird…and LBJ at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A Cool 55 at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A Cool 55 at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Alexandra Evans . Alex Andrae at First Street Green. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Damien Mitchell (photo © Jaime Rojo)

SacSix tribute to Biggie Smalls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dirt Cobain at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Arrex Skulls at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Gongkan at First Street Green. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Special Robot Dog at First Street Green. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dede (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Ardif. Detail. At the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Ardif at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Voxx Romana at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

drsc0 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Teg Artworks at the #greatwallofsavas (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Below Key and friends. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sean Slaney and Angry Red at First Street Green. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sean Slaney and Angry Red at First Street Green. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Praxis VGZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Keith Haring (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. East River. January 2018. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Our top image: Rocko and Zimer painted this tribute to King Biggie Smalls back in October of 2015 for Spread Art NYC. We just hadn’t been able to flick it. So here it is. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Jay Shells (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Jay Shells (photo © Jaime Rojo)

LMNOPI brings the street a new portrait of “a Haitian girl I met when I was in Port Au Prince in 2010.” (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sorick21 . Trifer . Chupa (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Kuma (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Klops(photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dasic Fernandez (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Cash Cash RFC Crew (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Geoffrey Carran . Rowena Martinich (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Lunge Box (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Jesse A Edwards and RAMBO Memorial for @bang_bang_errol at Wallplay. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Myth “A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience” (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A Visual Bliss (photo © Jaime Rojo)

The Koch Brothers. Portrait by Joseph Acker – Prision ID #15967538. Mural by Willow. The Captured Project in conjuction with The L.I. S.A. Project. People in prison drawing people who should be. More information here. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. Good Friday 2016. Williamsburg. March 2016. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Top Image: Sipros for The Bushwick Collective. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sipros for The Bushwick Collective (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A portrait of Biggie Smalls. This was probably ripped from the ad campaign and affixed to this phone box. We call this re-porpoising and we consider it to be Street Art. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Pøbel . Østrem for NUART in Stavanger, Norway. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Pøbel . Østrem for NUART in Stavanger, Norway. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A Pill NYC (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Jordan Seiler ad take over in the NYC Subway. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Luca Ledda for Festival Concreto in Fortaleza, Brazil. (photo © Luca Ledda)

Luca Ledda for Festival Concreto in Fortaleza, Brazil. (photo © Luca Ledda)

Dan Witz. Natural History series. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dan Witz. Natural History series. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Cash4 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Bifido in Napoli, Italy. (photo © Bifido)

Sean9Lugo (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Buff Monster (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Space Invader. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Otto Schade AKA OSCH in London. (photo © Rahmi Rajah)

Persue (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Knarf in Miami. (photo © Knarf)

Skount surprised us with this abstract piece in Gold Coast, Australia – not the style he typically does. (photo © Skount)

Skount and Fuzeillear at Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Australia. (photo © Skount)

LikMi (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. Staten Island – NYC Harbor. November 2015. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

It’s Only Street Art When It’s On the Street

Let Jimi Put You In the Mood for a Patriotic Weekend

In Manhattan – Street Artist Dennis McNett’s Wild Kingdom Runs 50 Feet of Barney’s Windows

Biggie on the Street at 17 – Where Brooklyn At?

You’ll Hear This One At Least ONCE This Weekend

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