All posts tagged: Jaime Rojo

Ron English – “Now You See It” During Spring Art Fair Blitz

May 11, 2023 Artists

Amidst the aesthetic avalanche that is Spring Art Week in New York, you will also find many artists have shows in galleries in Manhattan that are timed to catch the wayward art buyer or tastemaker who is in NYC just for another minute. It is an excellent way to expose the artist to a potentially new audience, to re-invite collectors who already have their work but who are in town this week anyway, to give a fully expressed exhibition of their work that may be more closely aligned with their work than a 12’ x 12’ art fair booth.

Ron English. *Alien LSD 1*, 2023. NOW YOU SEE IT. Allouche Gallery NYC. (photo courtesy of the gallery)

The world-renowned pop culture hybrid artist temps those who stray from the path with “Now You See It” at Allouche Gallery NYC with a new solo exhibition featuring a twisted and tasty series of oil paintings that invite visitors into English’s immersive world that blends pop culture references, art history, politics, and a bit of biting social commentary.

Ron English. *Action Classicism in Delusionville, 2023*, 2023. NOW YOU SEE IT. Allouche Gallery NYC. (photo courtesy of the gallery)

English has been widely recognized as a street artist, toy designer, and pop culture provocateur, but his oeuvre extends beyond the labels; His work spans a variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, illustration, and installation. His set building is on full display at Allouche with intricate 3D-printed and hand-sculpted elements that conjure an imaginative universe, populated as they are with a range of unique characters, including three-eyed rabbits, grinning skulls, and anthropomorphic mascots from American corporate culture.

As is his talent, you’ll find that English reappropriates classic masterpieces with his cast of characters or icons of late-century pop culture, extracting new meanings from beloved art while displacing and weaving in his own slick and sticky brand of cultural critique.

Ron English. *Expressionism, 2023.* NOW YOU SEE IT. Allouche Gallery NYC. (photo courtesy of the gallery)

Unofficial TOP 10 (of about 30) Art Fairs on offer this week and weekend:

The Armory Show
Frieze New York
TEFAF New York
Nada New York
ADAA Art Show
AIPAD
Affordable Art Fair NYC
ArtExpo New York
Other Art Fair Brooklyn
Independent Art Fair

Now You See It

Allouche Gallery is pleased to announce an upcoming solo show entitled “Now You See It” by world-renowned artist Ron English at Allouche Gallery NYC (77 Mercer Street New York New York 10012).

Opening reception of “Now You See It” by Ron English on Saturday May 20th from 6-9 pm at Allouche Gallery NYC

Object / Subject – Book Launch

May 10, 2023 Artists

Back in April, we wrote about Saman & Sasan Oskouei’s new hardcover, self-published book Object / Subject here on BSA. Today we are happy to announce the dates of the book launch this weekend.

OBJECT / SUBJECT
Saman and Sasan Oskouei’s latest book featuring almost a decade of their work with an essay by Carlo McCormick

Object / Subject
Saman & Sasan Oskouei
Book Launch
IRL Gallery
15 Monroe St
New York, NY 10002
Opening Reception:
Friday May 12 6-8pm
Saturday May 13 2-6pm

OBJECT / SUBJECT

191 color pages, Hard cover
30 x 23 cm
Edition of 1000
Printed on 12 different dead stock papers
Designed by Daniel Kyn
ISBN 978-87995820-9-9
Text in English
May 2023

Pener : “Fire And Ice” by the Danube in Vienna

May 9, 2023 Artists

As the spring weather warms here in Vienna, Austria, the artist Penner (Bartek Pener Swiatecki) has been working again outside on new projects. One has led him to the stylish Weissgerberviertel neighborhood along the Danube Canal, where there are two buildings designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser: the Hundertwasserhaus, a quirky apartment building with colorful, rounded facades, and Kunst Haus Wien art museum.

Bartek Pener Swiatecki. *Fire and Ice* / 2023 / Austria / Vienna. (photo courtesy of the artist)

Here we have the backside wall of a hip summer city beach where people sit in folding chairs in the sand and sip cold beers and look out at the river. The Strandbar Herrmann is a little hip right now and legions will be here all summer. Better still, visiters will have a fresh mural called Fire and Ice by Pener to enjoy.

A fine artist and muralist from Poland, Pener is known for his bold and colorful style, which often incorporates geometric shapes and abstract forms. He has also completed murals and exhibitions in several locations around the world. He has been featured in many top publications, including Widewalls, Juxtapoz Magazine, Hi-Fructose Magazine, and here on BSA.

Fire And Ice / Strandbar Herrmann / Wienna / curated by IOnArt. Vienna / Austria

You Are Not Alone

May 8, 2023 Artists

YOU ARE NOT ALONE. That’s very important for you to know.

Whether or not one suffers from mental health issues, knowing that one doesn’t walk alone on a scabrous path is comforting. Feeling supported, especially in times of crisis, brings assurance and healing to our anxieties and despairs.

Adam Fu. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

We are living in a tumultuous time when people are being shot at or killed for having the misfortune of making a seemingly innocent mistake such as ringing the wrong doorbell or turning into the wrong driveway or working in your own yard with a leaf blower or getting into the wrong car at a parking lot or asking your neighbor not to shoot his gun from his porch or for being mistaken as a shoplifter. In Manhattan, an individual was murdered in the subway after a fellow passenger placed him in a chokehold apparently because he was made uncomfortable by the individual’s rambling, loud musings while suffering from mental health issues.

Alanna Flowers. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

We’re now being traumatized almost daily by news reports of mass shootings, vigilante shootings, and murder. Sometimes we simply feel that we are not safe anymore. When we talk about mental health, we should broaden the discussion to include all of us, not just those with acute symptoms but all of us who are affected by what we experience, see, and read. Our mental health is affected directly by the violence being perpetrated upon others.

The collective YOU ARE NOT ALONE MURALS has been very active in bringing the issue of mental health and its importance to the forefront of the conversations with large murals on the streets of NYC. Here they produced ten murals created by a diverse group of artists, all using the same color palette while addressing the importance of community, belonging, and support with a single and simple phrase: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Cris Pagnoncelli. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

If you are in any need or are in crisis emotionally or psychologically, or you simply would like to speak to someone, please call the numbers below. You can do it! You can do it, sis. You got this, bro. We love ya!

New York City: The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene provides a 24/7 Mental Health Hotline for New Yorkers who need immediate help. The hotline can be reached at 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355).
United States: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24/7 across the United States. The lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255).
International: The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) is a global organization dedicated to preventing suicidal behavior, alleviating its effects, and providing a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers, and suicide survivors. The IASP website offers a directory of crisis centers and helplines around the world. The directory can be accessed at https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/.

Indie184. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Jason Naylor. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Marco Santini. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Rich Tu. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Sally Rumble. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Space Type. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Dirty Bandits. *YOU ARE NOT ALONE*. In collaboration with You Are Not Alone Murals. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. Manhattan, NYC. May 2023. (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)

Unidentified artist (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)

Yosh In Paris For Art Azoï

May 6, 2023 Artists

Yosh, the French street artist and muralist, has recently completed a colorful new mural in Paris with the Art Azoi organization. The artwork is painted on a long one-story wall and showcases Yosh’s signature style, which is characterized by vibrant and often surreal images in a cartoon-graffiti style, with a focus on animals and marine life.

Yosh in collaboration with Art Azoï. Karcher Square, Paris. (photo courtesy of Art Azoï)

Yosh’s history as a street artist and illustration techniques has evolved since beginning as a teen graffiti writer influenced by US hip-hop culture. In recent years he has participated in various street art festivals and events, exhibited his work in galleries and art spaces in Paris and has created murals and public art installations in various locations, including Paris, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. Additionally, Yosh has collaborated with various high profile sportswear and cosmetic brands and created custom artwork and designs for music and art festivals. Yosh’s creative inspiration comes from his passion for nature and animals and his travels and experiences, which he often draws upon to create on the street.

Production of the artist YOSH @yoshlepoisson on the wall of Karcher Square, 163 Pyrenees Street. Paris, France. Produced by @art_azoi Curated by @cristo_liquide & @eliseherszkowicz In collaboration with @mairiedu20

BSA Film Friday: 05.05.23

May 5, 2023 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

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Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities.

Now screening:
1. Kukeri/ A Bulgarian Dance Tradition at Everyday Icons

2. Merch Alien Graffiti Via Superchief Gallery

3. Indecency Is Turning Love Into Hate. Via Indecline

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BSA Special Feature: Kukeri/ A Bulgarian Dance Tradition at Everyday Icons

And you thought it all came from Nick Cave, didn’t you? Here we are, confronted with the form. This piece reveals the sublimely surreal essence of humans and magicians and the spirit of creativity versus the evil spirits.

“Once a year, the Bulgarian tradition of Kukeri unites a small village as residents wear intricate masks and costumes and dance at night. Killian Lassablière chronicles the practice in his short documentary.”

Merch Alien Graffiti Via Superchief Gallery

Aliens don’t get enough props in the graff game. A little preview of a work in progress with MERCH and Coolinternetdude.

Indecency Is Turning Love Into Hate. Via Indecline

Here’s InDecline giving Nashville the business with a billboard takeover that stands up for something. It’s a pleasure to see street artists using their power of activism to draw attention to topics they care about and that impact people – rather than simply selling a product or their latest print or exhibition.

In other news, “ICYMI: Governor Lee Signed Tennessee’s Fourth Anti-Transgender Sports Ban into Law; Making it the State’s 15th Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Since 2015“

ADD FUEL’s “ITER” at Galerie Itinerrance, Paris

May 4, 2023 Artists

It’s the poster rip, achieved in tile.

Since the 1960s, with the Nouveau Réalisme art group, people like Jacques Villeglé became one of the first street artists to rip and lacerate posters wheat-pasted atop one another in thick layers. Each rip was revelatory, literally, and his process of collage through destruction captured the imagination of everyone from the American street artist duo Faile to the Portuguese titan Vhils. We have even seen a collaged canvas by New York OG abstract graffiti king Futura made entirely of shredded remnants from the street artfully arranged as a collage.

Add Fuel. In the studio at work for *ITER*. Galerie Itinerrance, Paris. (photo © courtesy of the artist)

But no one has achieved this effect in kiln-fired tiles, until today.

Another Portuguese artist well-known in the street art/mural world, ADD FUEL, is doing exactly that, laying his design and “resituated” iconography across his signature tile arrangements. There are endless iterations to explore, which may be why he retained the root of that word to give a title to his new show at Galerie Itinerrance in Paris.

“‘ITER’ is built on a collection of distinctive tile patterns inspired by various cultures, combined in the expected celebration of blue, but also an unexpectedly harmoniously integrated with several intrepid colors that aim to explore the journey through the unexplored rainbow path,” says the exhibition description. “Each of these color accents adds a layer of depth and vibrancy to the intricate patterns on display, accentuating the blue palette and taking viewers on a journey of discovery, whilst inviting them to explore the nuances and beauty of each tile design.”

At the root of his practice is his inexhaustible fascination with the tile craft as well as his determined effort to explore within such a medium – one that will give permanence to his work in a way that many street artists wouldn’t dare wish. When you preview this show, you understand why the press release says it is a “stunning exhibition that showcases his remarkable skill and creativity while also drawing attention to the cultural significance of tile design.”

ITER
Latin Noun · a journey · a course · a path.

SHOW INFORMATION
Opening reception with the artist on May 12 from 6pm to 10pm
On view from May 12 to June 17
Free admission

Galerie Itinerrance
24b Bd du Général d’Armée Jean Simon
75013 Paris, France

Add Fuel. *ITER*. Galerie Itinerrance, Paris. (photo © courtesy of the artist)

SHOW INFORMATION
Opening reception with the artist on May 12 from 6pm to 10pm
On view from May 12 to June 17
Free admission

Click HERE for further information about the show.

Galerie Itinerrance
24b Bd du Général d’Armée Jean Simon
75013 Paris, France

LA II Exhibition in NYC: “ODE 2 NYC”

May 3, 2023 Artists

Chase Contemporary is announcing an upcoming solo exhibition for renowned graffiti artist Angel Ortiz, also known as LA II/ LA2. Titled “ODE 2 NYC,” the show will feature 30 new canvas works in Ortiz’s vibrant and playful geometric style, which evokes the atmosphere of early 1980s New York.

*Silver on Blue (H&T)*, 2022
Acrylic & Silver marker on canvas
60 x 72 in

Ortiz, a New York City-based, self-taught artist of Puerto Rican descent, is known for his early citywide graffiti projects with his crew TNS (The Non-Stoppers) and for his collaborations with Keith Haring, which took them around the world to participate in numerous gallery installations, fashion shows, and museum exhibitions. Ortiz’s signature style combines contemporary geometric, abstract symbols with influences attributed to hieroglyphics and calligraphy.

*Teflon Don*, 2023
Acrylic and marker on canvas
36h x 36w in

His signature motif is his street tag LAII/LA2, completed in a dense, nearly overlapping pattern he refers to as “High & Tight”. He weaves it with geometric patterns and animated characters that he created, such as the TV and Spray Can characters.

Ortiz’s contributions to the art world are said to have been overlooked for a long time after Haring’s death, and there has been an effort from some of those closest to him to rewrite his contributions back into the history books. The new exhibition will give him a new platform – a solo exhibition in New York. Word has it that a full-length documentary may be in the works for release next year.

*Purrfect*, 2023
Acrylic and marker on canvas
24h x 24w in

*Hudson*, 2023
Acrylic and marker on canvas
24h x 24w in

“ODE 2 NYC”, LA II/ LA2
Chase Contemporary

On View:
May 18 -June 18, 2023

Opening Reception:
Thursday, May 18, 6-8pm

Location:
413 West Broadway, New York, NY

Click HERE for further details.

Borondo – “Substratum” for Fotografia Europea Festival 2023

May 2, 2023 Artists

“Substratum” is the latest exhibition by Spanish artist Gonzalo Borondo on the occasion of the Fotografia Europea Festival. Borondo, a renowned street artist, is set to unveil his latest project, taking a measured look at the complex themes of cultural heritage and its conservation. Through analog and digital photography, Borondo challenges viewers to think about the past and its relationship with the present, using semitransparent materials to create a diorama-like effect that gives the artwork a spatial and temporal diffusion.

Gonzalo Borondo. *“Substratum”*. SpazioC21. Reggio Emilia, Italy. (photo © Fabrizio Ciccone)

Borondo’s latest installation departs and adheres to the spirits enlivened in his previous street artwork; he focuses on a personal and collective archive to create a small imaginative Pantheon that highlights humankind’s ancestral need to believe in something. The exhibition, gently aflame in the gallery space, is a thoughtful and provocative exploration of cultural heritage, which Borondo navigates with awareness and authenticity.

As a European artist trained more on the street than in academies, Borondo brings a unique perspective to the conversation involving cultural heritage, inclusion and exclusion, ownership, and relevance. Through his work and his proposals of new ways of looking at the past and examining our relationship with the present, Gonzalo may well be encouraging visitors to consider how we can construct a multicultural and multiethnic society open to all of our stories.

Here’s looking at you kid. Gonzalo Borondo. *“Substratum”*. SpazioC21. Reggio Emilia, Italy. (photo © Fabrizio Ciccone)

“Substratum” is presented at SpazioC21 at Palazzo Brami in Reggio Emilia, as part of the OFF section of European Photography 2023.

SPAZIOC21 presenta SUBSTRATUM di GONZALO BORONDO
29 aprile / 25 giugno 2023

SpazioC21
Via Emilia San Pietro 21
42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Wend/Sat 15/19 and by appointment

May Day 2023: “The U.S. is a country built on immigration”- Fairey

May 1, 2023 Artists

I’m an immigrant rights activist because I believe in the promise of opportunity this country was founded on.”
Shepard Fairey

“Immigrants pay more taxes than they consume in benefits,” writes Alex Nowrasteh on his Substack. He’s one of the authors of a brand new 242-page study published by the conservative Cato Institute, called “The Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the United States”

Cato knows that immigrants (documented and undocumented) greatly benefit the country economically because they base their exhaustive study on data collected by the US Government, which also annually makes meticulous studies of the benefits of having immigrant labor to keep an economy alive and growing. But it is not only think tanks and governments who keep this meticulously detailed data proving the net financial benefits of keeping workers employed who are not granted equal pay, rights, or protections; so do all the banks and corporations across the globe.

Shepard Fairey
Workers’ Rights
Canvas : Mixed Media Painting
Mixed Media
44 inches by 60 inches
2016

Imagine how you would benefit if you could hire workers in your business who live in fear of getting arrested or being separated from family members. You could pay them lower wages and offer no sick days, vacation days, pensions, insurance, medical care, or even safe working conditions. These business owners know that these lowered costs and repressed wages make them more significant profit. It has always been true and, for many, a temptation too great to resist.

So why don’t we see this on the news or hear it from the political class? We rarely, if ever, do.

Today on International Workers Day, celebrated in much of the world, we’ll be regaled instead by stories of frightful “illegals” at the border and the Biden administration’s plans to lift Title 42 restrictions, and how we’ll soon be flooded by arriving Mexicans, Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. If the past is prologue, and it usually is, the US and its captains of industry will continue to profit from the labor of new arrivals as it has for centuries, despite any heated rhetoric from your TV news host of choice.

Shepard Fairey. Immigration Reform Now!
Offset Print
24 x 35 inches
Edition of Open

Street artist and fine artist Shepard Fairey has kept our collective eye on socio-political matters through his posters, advocacy, and donations of work and time to causes of the worker over the last three decades or so, and today we feature some of his work to celebrate May 1^st. He also offers a few words to BSA readers as we think about the contributions of immigrants to the economic and cultural wealth of the US and how all workers deserve fundamental basic rights no matter who they are.

I’m an immigrant rights activist because I believe in the promise of opportunity this country was founded on. The U.S. is a country built on immigration by people leaving their homes to build a better life. That concept should not be something only open to white Europeans from decades and centuries past, but for all those seeking work and asylum. Only a short while ago whites were the immigrants to this land seeking a better life, so let’s not allow short memory and racism to diminish our compassion for those who want to work hard for a good life in the U.S. now!”
Shepard Fairey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Farm_Workers

BSA Images Of The Week: 04.30.23

April 30, 2023 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Where is the mafia news? Have you noticed how there is no news anymore about the mafia in the US? No sting operations, uncovered networks, perp walks, or wagging tongues? The New York tabloids used to go for days about Don this and Don that, accompanied by blurry surveillance photos in black and white. Did the mafia disappear? All our companies and industries and institutions are relatively free of corruption now, right?

Now our gripping concerns across the country are wokeism, racism, transphobia, ableism, ageism, pronouns, immigrants on the border, the government itself, abortion, and gun control. There are two teams, two sides; One is patently evil, and the other clearly is virtuous. Patriot vs Terrorist. Your solemn, weighty decision is to pick which team you are on and to join in the great debate as we head into election season, evidence of our thriving democracy! Go Team Good!

This week we wander through the seemingly emptier streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, The Village, and Soho to discover what street artists are bringing to their audience with earnest amor de primavera. The results are bracing, racing, effete, mysterious, hip hop, heady, graphic, and subversive: even as the flowering trees and ground vegetation is abloom, and the April rains have been prodigious.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: Praxis, CRKSHNK, VOZ, Lexi Bella, Pear, Zexor, CP Won, Ollin, Phetus88, Eternal Possessions, Humble, Font147, and Whatifier.

CP WON for East Village Walls. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Phetus88 and Hip Hop Is My Religion (photo © Jaime Rojo)

ZEXOR. This roller piece has been on this wall for a minute; we’ve published it before. What’s remarkable this time around is that the city just completed the renovation of three small parks in the area, and this was one of them, and they left the graffiti intact. That hasn’t always been the case with municipal property. Graffiti is/was usually the first thing to get buffed/painted over, involving a beautification project by the city of New York. Not this time. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

The palimpsest at the Houston/Bowery Wall continues… (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Eternal Possessions (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Untitled. Pink Dogwood. Spring 2023. NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)

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