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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: 01.05.25

BSA Images Of The Week: 01.05.25


Only the richest, most aromatic coffee seems to linger in the breezes of Miami, where even winter days can carry a tropical heat that halts you in your tracks. Street art and graffiti flourish like a teenager’s restless energy, leaping unpredictably from block to block, wall to wall, driven by possibility and the city’s desire to reinvent itself. Just when you think Wynwood may have run its course, new work emerges, reminding us that the creative pulse is alive and insistent. When it comes to street art and graffiti it all starts with the artists – and the economic/social underpinnings of a city. Here are some recent highlights from this hub of creativity and inspiration.

Flags are at half-staff for former President Carter, with a national funeral service scheduled at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. Meanwhile, former/future President Trump is set to attend his sentencing on Friday following a criminal conviction related to hush money payments. You may not find a more stark contrast between presidents. While speculation surrounds the sentencing outcome, it is widely thought that Trump will not serve any time behind bars, a fine message to young people everywhere.

In Brooklyn, the temperature is hovering around freezing, with biting winds signaling the arrival of harsher weather across this part of the country. Few expect much new street art or graffiti this week as forecasts predict bitter cold and snow along the coast.

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week in New York and Miami, featuring Homesick, Degrupo, Pez, Denis Ouch, Great Boxers, Atomiko, Morcky, Elena Ohlander, Face, Masnah, SKE, Rich Ayers, Gleibys, Genius, JEST, Tesoe, Extra Polo, Lino Ozon, Maestro, Spray Paint Arts, and Emerge 710.

SKE in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SKE in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Rich Ayers in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Emerge710 in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Spray Paint Arts in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MASTRO in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PEZ in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ATOMIKO in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Extra Polo & Lino Ozon tribute to DJ Clark Kent in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MORCKY in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MORCKY in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
OUCH & TESOE in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Elena Ohlander in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JEST in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Great Boxers in Manhattan, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
FACE in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK. MASNAH. DEGRUPO. UFO. Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
GENIUS in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Gleibys in Wynwood, Miami. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Florida Coast. December 2024. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 11.24.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 11.24.24

Aunt Marge is on the phone to see if your mom can locate the recipe for the cranberry relish dish that she made last year – the one with the grapefruit and fresh ginger. While you’re talking to her she reports that your quirky cousin Kinnisha has just announced that she is a vegan so she won’t be eating any animal products at Thanksgiving this Thursday. Not a big surprise.

We’re making sweet potatoes with marshmallows melted on top; what are you bringing? Don’t forget that dinner is at 12 noon this year because Juan and Erica and their new baby have to go to his parents for a second Thanksgiving dinner at 4 pm – and that’s all the way in Jersey.

Speaking of food, the jokes write themselves sometimes in the headlines this week – Just as the President-Elect says that he’ll announce a state of emergency to boot out illegal immigrants, bottom-line-conscious Americans who are already stretched too thin financially are learning how this action may impact prices at the store and across the economy.

Need a job? Some industries are bracing for impact of having fewer or no workers  – all of which undoubtedly will make prices rise again for the average person.

Some folks are concerned that raising tariffs will cause companies to cancel Christmas bonuses because they need to buy up supplies before tariffs hit – which doesn’t sound very Christmassy. Nor does Walmart’s announcement this week that they may need to raise prices if those tariffs happen in the new year.

Aren’t you supposed to wait until your candidate has been sworn into office before having buyer’s remorse?

Also, according to conversations on Twitter this week, many folks didn’t realize that the evil Obamacare is the same thing as their prized ACA health insurance. Huh. Who knew?

Meanwhile in New York we are excitedly looking for newly financed housing thanks to the Mayor, and the NYC Documentary Festival had great screenings this week: One that examines our city’s 1970s chaotic bankruptcy and corruption called Drop Dead City (spoiler; the city had no accounting books), and one called Slumlord Millionaire. New York is always a love/hate romance, no?

Meanwhile, the current president is giving ‘permission’ to Ukraine to use long-range weapons deep into Russian territory. Great way to kick off a legacy before you leave office! What could go wrong?

This week, we’ll ignore all that when we line the streets for the Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade through Manhattan. Hope its not too windy for those massive balloons and that Santa shows up at the end of the show! Also, keep your eyes open for hot, blushing babes in ribbed turtlenecks and Santa hats on streets, subways, Knicks games at the Garden, on the skating rinks in Central Park, Bryant Park, and Rockefeller Center. Something about the holidays melts hearts, even though it’s freezing outside. Wishing you all the best – stay safe and warm, say hi to Aunt Marge for us, and keep your eyes open for stupendous street art and graffiti.  

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring: John Ahearn, Atomik, Cody James, Great Boxers, Carnivorous Flora, Alex Face, Felipe Umbral, LeCrue Eyebrows, Zimer NYC, Julia Cocuzza, JKE, Fern El Pepe, and Katya Gotseva.

Cody James (photo © Jaime Rojo)
John Ahearn. Daleesha, 1991. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
John Ahearn. Corey, 1991. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
John Ahearn. Corey, 1991. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
John Ahearn. Raymond and Toby, 1991. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
John Ahearn. Raymond and Toby, 1991. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Great Boxers (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Carnivorous Flora (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Atomik (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Atomik (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Julia Cocuzza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fern El Pepi (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Zimer NYC (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Katya Gotseva (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Katya Gotseva (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Felipe Umbral (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WSJ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WSJ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JKE Jake (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Alex Face (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lecrue Eyebrows (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 10.20.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 10.20.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

New York is slamming, as ever, when it comes to new street art and graffiti popping up in expected and unexpected places. Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring: The Yok, Sheryo, Lexi Bella, Calicho Art, Humble, IMK, Manuel Alejandro, EXR, Zoot, Great Boxers, Thobekk, Aaron Wrinkle, OTOM, Poor Rupert, Paige Bowman, Elena Ohlander, MUSKA, Motomichi Nakamura, and TABBY.

Thobekk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Thobekk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Humble (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Crows before hoes” is a twist on the phrase “bros before hoes,” meaning that loyalty to friends or one’s crew comes before romantic or sexual relationships. It’s often used in subcultures like street art to emphasize the importance of solidarity and loyalty among peers. IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ZOOT MUSKA (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Motomichi Nakamura (photo © Jaime Rojo)
TABBY (photo © Jaime Rojo)
TABBY (photo © Jaime Rojo)
A portrait of Grand Master Flash by OTOM (photo © Jaime Rojo)
George Spencer, aka Great Boxers, just opened a show with street artist Modomatic at Arty Goodness Friday night. 77 Washington Ave. Brooklyn NY (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Poor Rupert (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Poor Rupert (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lexi Bella (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Calicho Art and Manuel Alejandro (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Calicho Art and Manuel Alejandro (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Paige Bowman for East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
The Yok and Sheryo posters. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Aaron Wrinkle (photo © Jaime Rojo)
LOVE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
New York is Red Hot. Jake El Diablo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Elena Ohlander (photo © Jaime Rojo)
EXR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (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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