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BSA Images Of The Week: 03.02.25

BSA Images Of The Week: 03.02.25

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week and to the madness of March. Also, we extend warm wishes to our Muslim brothers and sisters for a peaceful and blessed Ramadan.

If it’s not dicks, it’s birds—either way, graffiti artists keep finding new ways to ruffle feathers and raise eyebrows. Not sure who Waldorf is, but it looks like he has freed himself on the roof top of a school in Berlin – big enough to make Google Maps blush apparently. In Melbourne, a 21 year old man found guilty of 50 times painting his “Pam the Bird” graffiti has been a sensation in the news there, finally ending with his release from police to live with his grandmother in Geelong, who has warned it is “my house, my rules”.

Closer to home, the NYC Mayoral stew continues to bubble and boil, with our current Mayor Adams pulling out of this week’s debate at the last minute. Yesterday, the previous state Governor, Andrew Cuomo, threw his hat into the ring for the race after being drummed out of the governorship in August 2021 following accusations of sexual harassment from multiple women. With Robin Hood’s newly released report saying that there is a 25% Overall Poverty Rate in New York City, many hope the next mayor focuses on tackling the city’s deepening economic crisis.

Finally, in what feels like another chapter of America: The Farewell Tour, the President and Vice President delivered a masterclass in diplomatic self-sabotage on Friday. The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said ‘the free world needs a new leader’ and that it was up to Europeans to take this challenge. The reaction on Twitter/X has been swift and voluminous—disgust, condemnation, praise, and fresh declarations that the global order is tilting yet further away from a U.S.-led unipolar world. Others say that one shouldn’t give Trump that much credit.

In week number five of the new administration, Freelance temp consultant Elon Musk keeps dismantling the administrative state, eroding the barriers between citizens and autocracy. There is no word yet on lowering inflation so you may need that second or third job. Also, granny (or mom) may be moving in!

Meanwhile, here’s our interview with the streets this week, including City Kitty, Homesick, Eye Sticker, Miki Mu, JEMZ, Steve the Bum, NYC Kush Co, Quaker Pirate, DARA, ROS, and Man in the Box.

Appleton Pictures (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Eye Sticker elicits different opinions about Lugi on the streets of NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Eye Sticker (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Man In The Box. Work in progress. Originally taken from a still image of Taylor Armstrong, best known from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, messily eating spaghetti, this is an absurdist meme that mimics the glut of low-value filler calling itself news and entertainment. Is she shoveling it in or expelling it out? After seeing the stickers all over NYC we are excited to see the completed mural soon. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Miki Mu (photo © Jaime Rojo)
We can read the artist’s signature on this piece. Let’s know if you can. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Rest in Peace Mom”, from HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Steve The Bum (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ROS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Quaker Pirate (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Rescue Me!” Quaker Pirate (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Brooklyn Canvases (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DARA (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JEMZ. NYC KUSH CO. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. March 2025. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 11.10.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 11.10.24

Well, the world ended this week—again. Yet here we are, still standing, and so are you. It turns out Donald Trump has successfully rallied the resentment of those feeling abandoned by the system, and they now firmly believe he’s their champion. Meanwhile, disbelieving technocrats and exasperated suburbanites are left shaking their heads at the audacity of those who elected this populist strongman. Twice. With another election loss under their belts, will anyone soften their stance enough to find common ground? Probably not. In fact, if everything goes according to plan, they won’t. For some, the longer we keep fighting one another, the better.

Look, the pigeons in New York do not care about all of that noise. As long as those pizza crusts keep coming, bro.

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring: Nick Walker, City Kitty, IMK, JEMZ, STOMP, Yevgeniya Shevchuk, Mendoza, PAR, SNIPE, DZEL, OPTIMO NYC, Lorenzo Masnah, ZOOT, and Iván Argote.

Nick Walker (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Nick Walker (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Nick Walker (photo © Jaime Rojo)
IMK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JEMZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
STOMP (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Come on, you know you wanna Stomp, all night…
City Kitty (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Yevgeniya Shevchuk is having androidinal dreams. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Yevgeniya Shevchuk (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Houston is in the house! Mendoza (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PAR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SNIPE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
DZEL (photo © Jaime Rojo)
OPTIMO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Masnah is mashing up multiple iterations and references here. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
ZOOT (photo © Jaime Rojo)
“Dang son, those New York pigeons are massive bro!” Iván Argote. “Dinosaur” (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Click HERE to learn more about Iván Argote’s “Dinosaur” which is currently on view at The High Line Park in NYC.

Iván Argote. “Dinosaur” (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Brooklyn, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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Happy Halloween From BSA

Happy Halloween From BSA

On any typical Wednesday, New York is a freak show on the subway, streets, in the corner deli. In a good way! This spooky time of year brings a larger allotment of costumes to the streets. Because it is Halloween, these alter egos also brings hidden fears and anxieties to the surface, revealing characters that lie deep within some people.

Only a few days before a US national election that feels pivotal and frightful to many, voters express fear and uncertainty toward both major candidates. In the wooly street art scene, symbols of the underworld reappear and linger year-round, waiting to be uncovered. Here, we present a collection of recent productions, large and small, peppered with quotes to celebrate Halloween.

ENZO (photo © Jaime Rojo)

“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.”The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe

Motomichi Namakura (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Scottie Marsh (photo © Jaime Rojo)

“Villainy wears many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.”The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

Brozilla (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”The Tempest by William Shakespeare

PHETUS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
LEAF 8K (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Humble (photo © Jaime Rojo)

“Even the air here seems to carry death, sweet and crisp and still.”The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Preacher (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NOYS (photo © Jaime Rojo)
T BanBox (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Perspicere (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RX Skulls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SHOK 1 (photo © Jaime Rojo)

“Ghosts are real, this much I know. There are things that tie them to a place, very much like we do.”Crimson Peak by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins

JEMZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 08.04.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 08.04.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

The city of New York is hot, clammy, steamy, and caked with grime. It smells like fish, marijuana, musty A/C exhaust, curry, piss, fresh-cut grass, melting pavement, aerosol spray, watermelon, cucumbers, mint, fried zeppole, Axe body spray, laundromat detergent, and pizza. With this oppressive heat, the ‘crazy’ dial seemed turned up – some people on the street appeared to be delusional with baked brains and insufficient hydration. In its chaotic way, the street never stops moving. People are herded onto our crowded, damp, and sticky subway system with its pumping kinetic energy and no coherent schedule, our new airy modern electric tandem buses with chilly automatic voices, our electric bikes and scooters of every design with big puffy tires or small bagel sized ones, our statement cars and bloated SUVs with dark windows, our swerving and sleek skateboards, and our white box trucks slaughtered with wild aerosol sprayed styles and family business-named signage like Dragon Good Luck Delight and Bayridge Appliance Repair.

Graffiti and street art keep popping up and accompany New Yorkers to their next stoop sale, pickle ball game, house party, dinner party, or dog’s birthday party. If this visual feast disappeared, we would all be confused, a piece of our cultural DNA excised. For us, this is the proper visual language of New York, certainly better than most of the new architecture popping up like middle fingers, a rash of uninspiring rectangles formed by mediocrity, their design potential sapped by greed and spreadsheets.

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring City Kitty, Chris RWK, Homesick, Degrupo, Kooky Spook, Muebon, Epic Uno, RX Skulls, MCA, EXR, CKONE, RZB, BILX, JEMZ, Joshua Montes, and Soupy.

Muebon (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Degrupo (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Soupy Love (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joshua Montes (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Joshua Montes (photo © Jaime Rojo)
HOMESICK LOVE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RX Skulls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RX Skulls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RX Skulls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Kooky Spook (photo © Jaime Rojo)
MCA. CITY KITTY. CHRIS RWK. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JEMZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JEMZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BILX (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RZB (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CKONE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
EPIC UNO (photo © Jaime Rojo)
EXR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Summer 2024. Manhattn, NYC. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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