All posts tagged: Jaime Rojo

The 2026 Martha Cooper Scholarship At Urban Nation, Berlin

February 25, 2025 Artists

We are thrilled to once again announce the Martha Cooper Scholarship, in partnership with Urban Nation. This scholarship offers a promising photographer the chance to spend 10 months in Berlin in 2026—fully supported and immersed in the city’s dynamic creative environment.

This extraordinary opportunity provides not only free accommodation in an artist residence and full coverage of travel and living expenses but also regular mentorship, collaboration with artists across disciplines, and participation in Urban Nation’s projects and partnerships.

Now in its second year, this scholarship continues to celebrate the vision and legacy of Martha Cooper, who remains an integral part of the selection committee. Berlin is a global epicenter of urban contemporary art, where history, rebellion, and creative experimentation collide. Its streets are an open-air gallery, layered with decades of graffiti, murals, and artistic interventions that reflect the city’s ever-evolving identity. A magnet for artists, Berlin fosters a culture of artistic freedom, collaboration, and innovation, making it one of the most dynamic places for street art, photography, and contemporary expression. As the first recipient fo the Martha Cooper Scholarship embarks on their journey in Berlin right now, we are eager to welcome the next photographer ready to explore and capture the spirit of Berlin.

Applications for 2026 are now open—we look forward to seeing your work!

Read an excerpt from the official Call below:

The Martha Cooper Scholarship (MCS) offers a unique opportunity for an individual from Africa or Latin America to dedicate themselves for eleven months to an artistic project through the medium of photography. With the newly announced MCS, the Foundation Berliner Leben acknowledges the importance of documentary photography and purposefully offers a production scholarship for documentary photographers with an ethnographic focus to apply for this scholarship, seeking projects that critically and thoughtfully engage with the places, communities, and social realities they document. Prioritizing work that captures the context between people and their environments, we support projects that reflect everyday life, shifting cultural landscapes, and the ways communities adapt and change. The scholarship encourages applications from photographers whose work offers fresh, honest perspectives on lived experience, community, and identity with depth and optimism. The scholarship is based on the annual topic of Fresh A.I.R., the scholarship programme of Stiftung Berliner Leben. It addresses social and political developments that affect us in the present and highlights the diversity of human experience and perception of the world.

The scholarship is based on the annual topic of Fresh A.I.R., the scholarship programme of Stiftung Berliner Leben, which addresses social and political developments that affect us in the present, and highlights the diversity of human experience and perception of the world.

The chosen photographer will be invited to live and work in one of our Fresh A.I.R. residencies in Berlin Schöneberg.

The current call is for the 11th class starting in February 2026 and ending in November 2026.

Application for a scholarship in 2026

Application deadline: Sunday,16th March, 2025

Applications are only accepted via Email: FreshAIR-office@stiftung-berliner-leben.de

For a successful application please hand in the following documents:

• Curriculum vitae

• Project outline/description

• Budget plan

FOR MORE DETAILS, HOW TO APPLY AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION CLICK HERE

BSA Images Of The Week: 02.23.25

February 23, 2025 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

A pioneer of French graffiti from Guadaloupe, Shuck One, is presenting Regeneration at the Pompidou Center’s Black Paris exhibition (March 19–June 30), honoring Black figures who shaped France’s history through large-scale paintings and collages depicting key moments like the Tirailleurs Sénégalais, the 1967 Guadeloupe riots, and the BUMIDOM migration program, alongside portraits of pioneers such as Aimé Césaire, Angela Davis, and Joséphine Baker.

Christie’s has been flooded with fury over its AI art auction, raising questions about intellectual property, artistic integrity, and the role of technology in creative pursuits. Taking a look at the selections in the auction, you may feel like you are bobbing in the deep end. In Sotheby’s news, “I feel like street art and punk rock have the same core,” says Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 as he cashes in on his Banksy, which could go for more than 6 million, according to the AP.

In news about the ongoing policy blizzard in Washington, Trump called Zelensky a ‘dictator’, sent his team to Riyadh to negotiate with Russians, declared himself king while attempting to end New York congestion charge practices, fired more federal workers, is trying to rehire some others.

Elon Musk held a symbolic chainsaw on stage at CPAC, presented to him by Argentine President Javier Milei. Because of conflicting statements, its unclear what the plan for Medicaid is, but people are nervous. It may be that not all of these changes are what citizens expected or are willing to accept: Angry voters confronted GOP representatives at a Town Halls in North Carolina and Wisconsin, and 9,000+ people attended one online in Oregon. It is unclear when the financial relief for the poor will come, but it must be en route.

Meanwhile, accused murderer Luigi Mangione was in court Friday, and a large gathering of supporters were in the street around the courthouse, holding signs and yelling slogans related to the broken healthcare system that leaves many feeling victimized in the US. For some reason, it doesn’t matter which party is in the White House over the decades; many people are either uninsured, underinsured, or bankrupted by healthcare costs. According to the New York Health Foundation website, “In New York State, an estimated 6% of consumers—representing approximately 740,000 adults—had medical debt in collections on their credit records as of February 2022.” We keep seeing mentions of Mangione as a sort of folk hero on the street. These are stirring and strange times.

Meanwhile, here’s our interview with the streets this week, including City Kitty, Homesick, Modomatic, Muebon, Hearts NY, V. Ballentine, Nice Beats, Rams, Batola, PEAKS, Adze, Daniel Daz Carello, Andre Trainer, and Maniphes.

Andre Treiner, Maniphes, V. Ballentine for East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A digital moving billboard with a rendition of Luigi Mangione during a demonstration outside the NYC Criminal Court Building. Mr. Mangione had a court appearance on Friday, February 21. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A demonstration outside the NYC Criminal Court Building. Mr. Mangione had a court appearance on Friday, February 21. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

A digital moving billboard showing news organizations reporting on Luigi Mangione during a demonstration outside the NYC Criminal Court Building. Detail. Mr. Mangione had a court appearance on Friday, February 21. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Unidentified artist inspired by street artist Shepard Fairey’s work (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Looks like the vertical repeller practice is undeniably a trend in New York. PEAKS. RAMS. NICE BEATS. BATOLA. ADZE. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Books In The MCL: “Born In The Bronx”

February 20, 2025 Art Book Review, Artists

Books in the MCL: Johan Kugelberg (ed.). Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop.

Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop. Johan Kugelberg (Hrsg). Expanded edition 2023

Reprinted from the original review.

“Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop” is an in-depth exploration of hip-hop’s roots in the Bronx during the 1970s and early 1980s. Edited by Johan Kugelberg, this hardcover serves as a historical archive and a tribute to the pioneers who transformed a local movement into a global cultural phenomenon.

The book’s heart lies in the photography of Joe Conzo, known as “the man who took hip-hop’s baby pictures.” His candid images vividly capture the scene’s raw energy—block parties, breakers (break dancers), and iconic figures like Grandmaster Flash, the Cold Crush Brothers, and Afrika Bambaataa. Conzo’s photos spotlight the performers and document the surrounding community and atmosphere, reflecting the creativity and resilience that defined hip-hop’s grassroots beginnings. His work reveals a culture inventing itself amidst the social and economic challenges of the Bronx.

MARTHA COOPER LIBRARY: BOOK RECOMMENDATION⁠

| Title: Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop
| 1xRUN. August 2023. Hardcover.
| Author: Johan Kugelberg
| Language: English

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Text: Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo Fotos: Sebastian Kläbsch

BSA Images Of The Week: 02.16.25

February 16, 2025 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Feeling that Valentine’s chocolate buzz? Gearing up for President’s Day? Thank goodness for holidays—little pauses in the relentless, whiplash-inducing news cycle we’re all riding.

First, some street art news:

San Francisco street artist Rabi Torres taps into ad culture subversion with his new “We Buy Souls” campaign, echoing the tactics of Cash For Your Warhol artist Hargo—right down to the cryptic answering machine message and documentation website. This kind of remixing of commercial signage also has historical roots in Ed Ruscha’s experiments with text, Barbara Kruger’s billboard-style commands, Jenny Holzer’s wheat pasted provocations, Corita Kent’s screen prints, and the bold aesthetics of the Colby Poster Printing Co. Certainly Rabi is getting people’s attention in a San Francisco cityscape that some may describe as hammered with advertising. Call the number on the signs, and you might get pulled into an existential rabbit hole—if you’re up for the game. SF Gate breaks it down here.

It looks like the card company using Banksy-style artwork for its designs may soon put the anonymous street artist in the public eye, as its trademark case with Full Color Black continues to progress in court. Depending on the twists and turns of this legal case, you may see Banksy making a public appearance.

In the news chaos generated from DC: Federal worker layoffs, Justice Department resignations, talks of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs, Trump doesn’t know China is in BRICS, or why Musk met with India’s Modi, swears in RFK Jr. to HHS and Gabbard to National Security, Macron calls Trump’s return “electroshock”, Trump tries a U.S.-Russia-Ukraine reset, JD Vance critiques democracy in the EU, all kinds of drama swirls around NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and on Valentine’s Day Tom Homan of ICE said he’ll be up the mayor’s butt if he doesn’t get his way on New York’s immigrants. Also, the White House has just renamed The Gulf of Mexico to The Bank of America. Just kidding. Somewhere, a screenwriter is getting really annoyed that reality keeps stealing their ideas.

Meanwhile, here’s our interview with the streets this week, including Nick Walker, Clown Soldier, IMK, EXR, W3RC, Sluto, Short, Zaver, Katie Merz, Geraluz, Helch, HVC, TOD, Peter Daverington, Carve, and Kee:

Peter Daverington for Audubon Mural Project. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Super Mario’s taller brother Luigi has become a parallel meme symbol for Luigi Mangione, the accused assassin of the CEO of United Healthcare. Gallows humor enveloped in Valentine motifs, this Luigi is part of a skeleton’s dark and threatening word-bubble, adjacent a guillotine. Artis IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)

HELCH. SHORT. ZAVER. CARVE. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Katie Merz created this tribute in the windows at the WNYC/WQXR radio station location in Soho to mark the 100th anniversary of the station and to celebrate New York (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. Valentines 2025. Brooklyn, NY. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Books In The MCL: Alan Ket. The Wide World of Graffiti

February 13, 2025 Art Book Review, Artists

The Wide World of Graffiti. Alan Ket. 2023

Reprinted from the original review.

The Wide World of Graffiti by Alan Ket is a comprehensive exploration of graffiti art, tracing its evolution from a marginalized expression to a globally recognized art form. The book delves into the origins of graffiti in the late 1960s and 1970s, primarily in Philadelphia and New York City, where it began as a voice for youth who felt excluded from mainstream society. Ket, a graffiti writer and co-founder of the Museum of Graffiti in Miami, provides an informed perspective, blending personal experience with scholarly insight.

The narrative chronicles the development of graffiti, emphasizing its grassroots beginnings and connections with other subcultures such as skateboarding, hip-hop, and tattooing. This holistic approach provides a broad understanding of the cultural milieu that nurtured graffiti’s growth. Ket documents how graffiti evolved over decades from simple tags to complex murals, reflecting the changing social and political landscapes. The book offers a detailed account of various styles and techniques, highlighting how graffiti artists and street artists have pushed the boundaries of traditional art forms.

MARTHA COOPER LIBRARY: BOOK RECOMMENDATION⁠

| Title: The Wide World of Graffiti
| The Monacelly Press. December 2023. Hardcover.
| Author: Alan Ket
| Language: English

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Text: Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo Fotos: Sebastian Kläbsch

BSA Images Of The Week: 02.09.25

February 9, 2025 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Welcome BSA Images of the Week, to a new snowfall in the city, and the Taylor Bowl, or is that the Kendrick Bowl? This week, according to the Scottish SUN, Banksy could lose the right to his own name in a landmark case against the world famous artist. Don’t worry, you can still use that “Girl with Balloon” stencil on the wall of your baby’s bedroom.

The White House is running a masterclass in rapid-fire policy moves, deploying a ‘shock and awe’ strategy that keeps everyone—reporters, analysts, and politicians alike—scrambling to keep up. This week alone, the administration launched a ‘Faith Office’, proposed a federal task force to tackle anti-Christian bias, slapped sanctions on ICC officials looking into U.S. and Israeli military actions, floated the idea of turning Gaza into the ‘Riviera of the Middle East’, and sent Congress a $7 billion arms sale notification for Israel. It’s a policy blitzkrieg that leaves no time to process one move before the next headline drops. Some of these proposals will gain traction, and others will fizzle, but the message is clear: the news cycle belongs to them. We haven’t heard a lot of policy changes that repair the holes in the social safety net and help the poor and struggling middle class yet, but we’re sure those are just around the corner.

Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is catching heat to clarify a contentious ICE memo. Critics say it gives federal immigration agents way too much leeway, potentially endangering city employees and immigrant communities alike. We’re not cracking any jokes here because it’s too serious, and too many people living in New York are impacted. The anti-immigrant fever that has infected parts of the US has thus far not surfaced here in any appreciable quantity, perhaps because New York has traditionally been proud to be a city of immigrants.

While you won’t find murals explicitly tackling these new and rekindled political firestorms (yet), the chaotic, overlapping narratives on NYC’s walls feel like a fitting reflection of the moment. Confusion, authority, resistance, chaos, cats—it’s all out there, spray-painted and wheat-pasted for anyone paying attention.

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring Shiro, Sticker Maul, Werds, One Rad Latina, Dzel, George Collagi, Jocelyn Tsajh, Quaker Pirate, Guadalupe Rosales, and Lokey Calderon.

Jocelyn Tsaih for East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

*“Tumbados”* by Guadalupe Rosales with Lokey Calderon in collaboration with Storefront for Art and Architecture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. The Last Picture. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Books In the MCL: “Protecting Art In The Streets: A Guide To Copyright In Street Art And Graffiti”, Enrico Bonadio

February 6, 2025 Art Book Review, Artists

Enrico Bonadio. Protecting Art in the Street: A Guide to Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti. 2020

Reprinted from the original review.

Enrico Bonadio, a seasoned expert in copyright law, delves into the complexities of legal rights surrounding street art and graffiti in this insightful book, “Protecting Art in the Street.” Accompanied by a foreword from renowned graffiti writer, artist, and historian Zephyr, the book is a thorough and accessible guide for artists in understanding and navigating copyright laws.

Bonadio underscores the heightened vulnerability of street art and graffiti to unauthorized use and exploitation. He highlights that these art forms, often placed in public spaces, face greater risks of misappropriation and destruction compared to traditional fine art. This vulnerability, he points out, has led to an increase in legal actions against those who commercialize these works without the artists’ consent or proper compensation.

MARTHA COOPER LIBRARY: BOOK RECOMMENDATION⁠

| Title: Protecting Art in the Street: A Guide to Copyright in Street Art and Graffiti.
| Dokument Press. December 2020. Soft cover.
| Author: Enrico Bonadio
| Language: English

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Text: Steven P. Harrington & Jaime Rojo, Fotos: Eveline Wilson

SpY’s Ovoid Interventions: Transforming Spaces in Riyadh and Rome

February 4, 2025 Artists

SpY’s latest projects, Ovoid and Ovoids, take two distinct approaches to spatial intervention—one in the open air of Riyadh, the other within an exhibition space in Rome. Vastly differing in scale and context, both works use form, movement, and light to challenge how we perceive and navigate the environments we often take for granted.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 2024

Public space is often shaped by necessity—by the logic of roads, bridges, and infrastructure that prioritize function over contemplation. Within these engineered landscapes, overlooked voids emerge: spaces beneath highways, gaps between buildings, and neglected urban margins. Street artists, including interventionist sculptors, have long recognized their potential, transforming them into sites of meaning. Ovoid, SpY’s latest large-scale installation, reclaims one such space beneath the Wadi Hanifah Bridge in Riyadh, inserting light, reflection, and scale into what could be considered an unremarkable void.

Suspended within this architectural remnant, Ovoid is both an assertion of presence and an activation of absence. The 35-meter-high glowing red form is not just framed by its surroundings; it forces a reconsideration of them. Bridges are built for passage, leaving their undersides as liminal, forgotten zones. By occupying this limbo with a hovering, illuminated form, SpY may compel the public to notice, challenging how we perceive and engage with the built environment.

This act of spatial transformation is deeply connected to the ethos of street art, where artists repurpose barriers and margins as arenas of possibility. Ovoid alters its setting, shifting attention from what is above to what is below, urging us to see the city differently. Reflected in the moving water beneath, it extends beyond its own materiality—both physical and ephemeral, solid and intangible. It is a reminder that cities are not only a collection of static structures but evolving spaces waiting to be redefined.

Rome, Italy – 2024

Ovoids takes the organic abstraction of SpY’s outdoor interventions inside the exhibition space and reforms it into a kinetic environment. Suspended from the ceiling, a series of elongated red forms—somewhere between paddles, seeds, and plum tomatoes—sway in slow, deliberate arcs. Their movement is rhythmic yet unpredictable, their scale imposing yet oddly humorous. As they hover and oscillate above, they create a shifting landscape of perception, inviting viewers to navigate around them.

Like its outdoor counterpart, Ovoids plays with presence and absence, stillness and motion. Here, the interplay between structure and fluidity is heightened, as the sculptures are neither fixed nor entirely free. They exist in a perpetual state of transformation, blurring the line between the mechanical and the organic. The slow pendular motion alters the spatial experience, pulling you into a hypnotic engagement where time seems to stretch and contract.

SpY. *OVOIDS*. Ballon Museum. Rome, 2024. (photo © Ruben P. Bescos)

One moment, the paddles seem to loom overhead with imposing weight; the next, they glide harmlessly past, a dance both mesmerizing and slightly absurd. With the spirit of experimentation, like SpY’s interventions in public space, Ovoids reconfigures the familiar and leaves the viewer reconsidering the unseen forces that shape their surroundings.

Commissioned by Ballon Museum

BSA Images Of The Week: 02.02.25

February 2, 2025 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

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)

Fred Tomaselli. *“Wild Things”*. MTA NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. NYC Ballet. Lincoln Center. January 2025. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Books In The MCL: “Swoon. The Red Skein”

January 30, 2025 Art Book Review, Artists

Books in the MCL: Swoon. The Red Skein.

Reprinted from the original review.

In “The Red Skein,” Swoon (Caledonia Curry) thoroughly examines her artistic work over the past decade, encompassing both her street art and studio pieces. The book, spanning 224 pages and containing over 200 color images, is a detailed account of Swoon’s contributions to street art and related fields. It includes contributions from notable writers and critics, such as Dr. Gabor Maté, RJ Rushmore, Melena Ryzik, Jerry Saltz, Pedro Alonzo, Jeffrey Deitch, and Judy Chicago, offering a multifaceted analysis of Swoon’s career.

The book is structured as a visual compilation and a narrative documenting Swoon’s artistic development. It covers her pioneering efforts in street art, studio work, animation projects, and community initiatives, providing insight into her innovative techniques and wide-ranging influence. The title, “The Red Skein,” draws on the mythological concept of Ariadne’s thread, symbolizing the complex trajectory of Swoon’s career and the interconnections within her work.

MARTHA COOPER LIBRARY: BOOK RECOMMENDATION⁠

| Title: SWOON: THE RED SKEIN
| Drago Publishers. October 25, 2022. Hardcover
| Authors: SWOON
| Language: English

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Text: Steven P. Harrington & Jaime Rojo, Fotos: Sebastian Kläbsch

Enamurart Graffiti Jam: Painting the Streets of Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain

January 28, 2025 Artists

The small town of Les Franqueses del Vallès, located just 4 kilometers north of Granollers in Catalonia, Spain, hosted the third edition of the Enamurart Graffiti Jam on January 11, 2025. Nestled in a suburban setting, this town may not be on your radar, but you can imagine a reputation as a hub for urban art growing – especially with events like this graffiti jam.

URI KTHR. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

Unfolding at the intersection of Carrer de la Serra and Carrer Llevant, Enamuart brought together an impressive lineup of graffiti artists and writers, including MARIA DIE, ESLICER, DANTE, MARCONE, PAKO & MAGA, STAIN, JAPON, SHORE, OKAN, MUSA, HEN, and EDZUMBA. The names represent a mix of styles, perspectives, and techniques, making the jam not just an artistic gathering but a good showcase of the breadth of contemporary graffiti.

Les Franqueses del Vallès, while quieter and more residential than its larger neighbor Granollers, is finding its footing as a cultural hotspot. The nearby Roca Umbert Fàbrica de les Arts in Granollers is a converted textile factory that’s become a cultural center and creative hub thanks to high quality works from graffiti and street artists, contributing to the region’s sense of artistic momentum. Enamurart’s graffiti jam is another layer in this evolving landscape, helping shape the community’s identity.

Thanks again to the artists and the organizers for sharing this story with us. Special thanks go to Lluis Olive Bulbena, whose sharp eye and passion for street art and graffiti have captured the day’s best moments in the photos shared with you today.

MARIA DIE & ESLICER. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

MARIA DIE. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

ESLICER. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

DANTE. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

DANTE. MARIA DIE & ESLICER. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

MARCNONE. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

PAKO & MAGA. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

STAIN. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

JAPON. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

SHORE. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

OKAN. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

MUSA. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

HEN. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

ED ZUMBA. Les Franqueses, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

BSA Images Of The Week: 01.26.25

January 26, 2025 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Bitter is right! The city’s temperature has been below freezing every day this week, and the sentiments coming out of the new White House appear to be bitterly subzero. We will be looking for artists to respond to the raft of new declarations, announcements, and aspirations spread across the political landscape. You can’t simply ban and deport everyone who you despise – it doesn’t work. When you see powerful people punching down with such hostility… – even a half-asleep school counselor with a coffee-stained clipboard would ask if everything is okay at home. The behavior on display this week might bring to mind something Grandma Arlene used to say when you were a mouthy teenager: ‘Maybe it’s time to take a good look in the mirror, mister!”

When it comes to graffiti and street art, we’ll keep an eye on the streets; In times of crisis and uncertainty, the artist’s voice emerges strongest, as adversity is the canvas on which creativity thrives.

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring City Kitty, Below Key, Huetek, Muebon, Rheo, Roachi, Such, Humble, Le Crue, Denis Ouch, Notic, Stu, Toney, Jay Diggz, EST, The Slasher, Soren, HELCH, Louie167, and Wanted.

Below Key. Louie167 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

City Kitty…So Pretty. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Muebon, Jay Diggz, Rheo, SOSabk. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Fear and loathing in Brooklyn, thanks to Hunter S. Thompson and SUCH (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. Manhattan, NYC. January, 2025. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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March 25, 2025
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BSA Images Of The Week: 03.23.25
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“The People’s Art”: Taking It to the Streets for 10 Years
March 18, 2025
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BSA Images Of The Week: 03.16.25
March 16, 2025
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ELFO Clarifies Artistic Stance on Fascism
March 13, 2025
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“Warmioptikum” – A Dialogue Between Art and Nature, by Arek Stankiewicz & Bartek Swiatecki
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Interpreting Warmia’s Hidden Patterns from Above and Within Bartek Swiatecki’s latest book, Warmioptikum, is a striking fusion of abstract painting …Read More »