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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: 08.11.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 08.11.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring City Kitty, Degrupo, Eternal Possessions, Dirt Cobain, RX Skulls, Le Crue, IMK, Outer Source, Sluto, ICU463, Manuel Alejando, Sule Cant Cook, Cheer Up, Jacob Thomas, Urban Ninja, 613 Hawk, and LeCrue Eyebrows.

IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
FORWARD (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DEGRUPO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jacob Thomas (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Cheer Up Official. RX Skulls. Urban Ninja Squadron. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Eternal Possessions (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DNTWATCHTV from Buffalo letting the colors fly, the figures race (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ICU463 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
T (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Manuel Alejandro. Sule Cant Cook. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Outer Source. Dirt Cobain. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SLUTO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
You Can’t Blame The Youth (photo © Jaime Rojo)
613 Hawk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Le Crue Eyebrows (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Breaker. Queretaro, Mexico. April, 2019. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 09.03.23

BSA Images Of The Week: 09.03.23

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! It’s our Labor Day weekend special for you this week featuring some fresh old school styles popping up again in a bid for capturing your nostalgic feelings for early graffiti and hip hop. And of course, we have some of the new stuff as well. Keep keeping it real and F-R-E-S-H!

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: NohJColey, Modomatic, Tomokazu Matsuyama, IMK, WRDSMTH, Ottograph, POEM, The Postman, Nandos Art, Atelier Jolie, Fat Cap Sprays, Fuck with Love, Ester, 1984.YO, and Mattaya Fitts.

The Postman is continuing to leverage existing imagery and freshen it for a new audience. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Such a two-face! Nandos Art (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mattaya Fitts (photo © Jaime Rojo)
1984.YO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
1984.YO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
POEM (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ESTER (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fuck With Love (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Tomokazu Matsuyama impromptu intervention at the Houston/Bowery Wall. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Tomokazu Matsuyama impromptu intervention at the Houston/Bowery Wall. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Tomokazu Matsuyama impromptu intervention at the Houston/Bowery Wall. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fat Cap Sprays (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Ottograph (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NohJ Coley (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WRDSMTH (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Atelier Jolie has been pinked. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 06.11.23

BSA Images Of The Week: 06.11.23

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

The 66th Annual Puerto Rican Parade will loudly, buoyantly, exuberantly traverse and sway along the iconic 5th Avenue in Manhattan today. Subsequently, numerous Brooklyn neighborhoods will burst into a party with lively street festivities and impromptu fiestas adorning sidewalks, sitting on stoops, and hanging out on window ledges. A collective joy and relief are in our hearts across the city this weekend, stemming from the restoration of clear air in the city; after a disheartening episode of a Dystopian Orange haze that tainted our skies for days this week.

Forest fires in Canada had blown smoke down the Hudson River to surprise everyone, and flummox many. The consequences forced people to illuminate their homes during daylight hours and drive their car with headlights on. This extraordinary event posed a threat to both the well-being and livelihoods of countless individuals, with people working outside at great danger. However, for those who turned to our local National Public Radio (NPR) station for insight, rather than talking about construction workers, municipal employees, or street food vendors, their primary concerns were remote work arrangements, ordering from Doordash, and worrying about the smoke’s effect on dogs during their daily walks. The poor and working class are routinely erased from public discourse, which is why unmediated street art often does the work.

Currently, the cityscape is adorned with captivating street art and mesmerizing murals, offering a wide array of entertainment, education, and aesthetic gratification. We hope you take pleasure in exploring photographer Jaime Rojo’s compilation.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: Maya Hayuk, Below Key, Little Ricky, Mint & Serf, Billy Barnacles, Homesick, David Puck, Panic, IMK, Aidz, Robert Vargas, Salo Panto. Artistcjg89, Herman, Gabe, Tank, FLWR, and Sasha Colby.

David Puck’s tribute to Sasha Colby #transisbeautiful #pride2023 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hek Tad send Love to the Purto Rican community celebrating their culture and heritage today in NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Robert Vargas. “Heritage & Power”. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
FLWR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MINT SERF (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MINT SERF (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MINT SERF (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
GABE TANK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Memorial Wall. R.I.P. Johny & Anthony. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Maya Hayuk. Herman. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Little Ricky (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Below Key (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Swirly Brooklyn (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artistcjg89 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artistcjg89 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Billy Barnacles (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Salo Panto (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Salo Panto (photo © Jaime Rojo)
AIDZ PANIC (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. East River, NYC. June 2023. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 08.14.22

BSA Images Of The Week: 08.14.22

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

The rain hasn’t been coming around much this summer, so we begin the postings with a dreamy sequence from Dan Kitchener and his muse walking with an umbrella. Good to see so much quality art in the streets this summer. Things may be difficult in many ways when it comes to life in this city, but the vibe on the streets is still rockin’ it.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: SacSix, Degrupo, Sara Lynne-Leo, Dan Kitchener, Doves, IMK, @2easae, GanoWon, Your Camera is a Weapon, and Habibi.

Dan Kitchener in collaboration with East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Dan Kitchener in collaboration with East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Degrupo and 2Esae. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
GanoWon (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sara Lynne-Leo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Doves (photo © Jaime Rojo)
2Esae (photo © Jaime Rojo)
2Esae (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SacSix (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SacSix (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Your Camera Is A Weapon (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Habibi (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Summer 2022, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 06.26.22

BSA Images Of The Week: 06.26.22

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Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Not much to report this week.

Unless you’re talking about the seismic Supreme Court decision to take away people’s right to have a legal abortion in the United States. The topic immediately appeared in street art. Abortions will still continue in the US of course. Rich women will pay for them, and go back to church the following week. Senators and congressmen will pay for their girlfriends abortions, with a crocodile tear and a wad of cash. Poor women? Not a consideration.

Clarence Thomas took a swing at other Americans by hinting that same-sex marriage may be in jeopardy. He didn’t mention interracial marriage.

Because of this legal shock and its affect on people – It looks like we have another long hot summer coming. Protests in the streets will also take on a different caliber because Thursday the Supreme Court decided that people are entitled to carry guns openly on the streets.

What could possibly go wrong?

One street art text piece we caught yesterday just as the abortion decision was being announced is appropriately in Spanish. Que voy hacer con llorar? or “What good does crying do?”.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: Captain Eyeliner, JJ Veronis, Modomatic, Voxx Romana, Hijack, Fear Arte, IMK, 3784, Jaw1, Smoe, JC3, Mayd1, Spot KMS Crew, Heavylox, and Bongggblue.

An unidentified artist is sharing with us, what many of us might be feeling. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Captain Eyeliner (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hijack Art (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Houston/Bowery Wall (photo © Jaime Rojo)

The curator/owner of this wall, Jessica Goldman, posted recently on social media that the famed graff/street art/mural wall is “on pause.” The street has its own ideas of course and the wall has been very active for the last weeks in an organic manner. As usual, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Houston/Bowery Wall. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Bongggblue and Heavylox for The Bushwick Collective (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Bongggblue for The Bushwick Collective (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Heavylox for The Bushwick Collective (photo © Jaime Rojo)
KMS Crew for The Bushwick Collective (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mayd1 for The Bushwick Collective (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JC3 for The Bushwick Collective (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic. Bug 029. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JJ Veronis (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fear Arte (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Voxx Romana (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Smoe (photo © Jaime Rojo)
37 84 / Jaw1 (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. The Chrisler Building. Manhattan, NY. Summer 2022. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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