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BSA Images Of The Week 11.06.24

BSA Images Of The Week 11.06.24

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Set your clocks back one hour today.

A chilly but warm NYC welcome to the 50,000+ marathon runners from around the globe as they journey through the dirty, potholed streets of all five boroughs in this rudely friendly, alluring, and romantically gritty city. We’ve already forgotten that we lost the World Series this week and are concentrating instead on welcoming our haplessly plodding runners on the street—with raucous cheers in Queens, impromptu bands in Brooklyn, and dancing in the Bronx, the city becomes a big block party today.

Make sure to check out our graffiti and street art on the way!

Also, early voting is in effect in NYC. The new president of the US will be selected, possibly by you.

Here’s our weekly conversation with the street, this week featuring: City Kitty, Homesick, CRKSHNK, Degrupo, Modomatic, Sticker Maul, Leon Keer, Dot Dot Dot, Raddington Falls, D7606, SacSix, Muebon, Werds, RX Skulls, C3, EXR, OSK, She Posse, Outersource, Semz, Silkmoth, Glenn Ligon, Isa De Prez, and All Over Grey.

Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Raddington Falls (photo © Jaime Rojo)
She Posse (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Glenn Ligon gets to the heart of the electorate today (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Leon Keer. “Common Ground” Salina, Kansas. (photo © courtesy of the artist)

“Although different views and opinions are important for a healthy society, we can experience a greater increase in polarization in recent decades, which severely limits bridging or interactions.

In this work I would like to express that we are all connected despite differences in opinion. I see communication with positive sentiment and respect as a good carrier for social connection.” -Leon Keer

DotDotDot. “Liberty Warning The World”. Nuart Festival 2024. Stavanger, Norway. (photo © courtesy of Nuart Festival)

“The idea for the original Statue of Liberty was conceived in 1865, when the French historian and abolitionist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to commemorate the upcoming centennial of U.S. independence (1876), the perseverance of American democracy and the liberation of the nation’s slaves

Liberty holds a torch above her head with her right hand, and in her left-hand carries a tabula ansata inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776, in Roman numerals), the date of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. With her left foot, she steps on a broken chain and shackle commemorating the national abolition of slavery following the American Civil War. After its dedication, the statue became an icon of freedom being subsequently seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.

In Dotdotdot’s version, just a few days before the upcoming election, much of whose campaign has been marred by racist and anti-immigrant rhetoric, the torch is replaced by a distress flare. A warning to us all.” ~ Nuart Festival, Stavanger, Norway

Its Mike King (photo © Jaime Rojo)

Check out the Project 2025 page on the Heritage Foundation’s website. The Heritage Foundation initiated Project 2025, which aims to prepare a conservative agenda and policy framework for the next presidential administration in 2025.

CRKSHNK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CRKSHNK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sticker Maul (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty, Muebon, RX Skulls, d7606, C3, and Silkmoth. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Sack Six presents Old Dirty Bastard and Frank Sinatra (photo © Jaime Rojo)
OSK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
All Over Grey (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Outersource. SEMZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Isa De Prez (photo © Jaime Rojo)
WERDS, DEGRUPO, HOMESICK,EXR. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 09.08.24

BSA Images Of The Week: 09.08.24

Welcome to BSA’s Images of the Week.

It’s back to school for 915,000 students in New York City schools now that Labor Day has passed. Excitement was palbable on the streets this week as children, moms, dads, grandparents – all entered this new semester with optimism and fears all intermingled. Remarkably, the kids have 24 new schools in the city this year, which means many more classes to skip for the hoodlums with spray cans. Just kidding. Stay in school!

Speaking of school, one of our favorite students of life and hometown graffiti/street art/ contemporary art hero Futura 2000 is opening his new exhibition today at the Bronx Museum, illustrating that if you keep up your work, your style, your discipline, and your passion, eventually people may celebrate you in your front yard. If you meet him, Futura will be more than willing to school you on NYC graffiti culture, history, and how to spot the genuine over the fake.

Meanwhile, in New York this week, “Artists4Ceasefire launched a partnership with artist Shepard Fairey and humanitarian organizations to call for a halt to weapons transfers that violate U.S. and international law.” With the art we have seen in the streets around this city and the new campus protests that immediately commenced this week, it appears that this is turning into a grassroots movement, with a majority of Americans who want immediate action to stop the killing and achieve a permanent ceasefire.

Here is our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring Praxis, BK Foxx, CDRE, Alex Itin, OSK, Matt Crabe, Lady Sea Wench, Just Jud, Jobe, JM DiZefalo, PT, Fionac, CIR, 4OK, Dray, RAZL, CONZ, and 17 Matrix.

Praxis. OSK. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Praxis. OSK. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Matt Crabe. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
PT (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CIR. 4OK. DRAY.(photo © Jaime Rojo)
RAZL 42 170 C0NZ (photo © Jaime Rojo)
NOTICE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BKFoxx. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BKFoxx (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Words On The Street. Alex Itin. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
17 Matrix. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lady Sea Wench. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Just Judi. Asbury Park Summer Mural Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JOBE (photo © Jaime Rojo)
JM DiZefalo. Asbury Park Summer Mural Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hellbent. Wooden Walls Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Fionac NYC. Asbury Park Summer Mural Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CDRE. Asbury Park Summer Mural Project. Asbury Park, NJ. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Up State NY. Summer 2024. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 11.05.23

BSA Images Of The Week: 11.05.23

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

Nobody was out Friday night when we went to see “Stop Making Sense” on the screen; the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn at 10 pm were rather lightly attended, possibly because everyone was recovering from a mid-week Halloween/Day of the Dead blast of drunkenness, revelry, laughter, and tears. Sometimes, even New York turns into a series of bedroom communities standing vertically.

The New York City Marathon is here today, with about 50,000 runners sprinting from Staten Island to Central Park, traversing neighborhoods, bridges, boroughs, and millions of spectators. It is two hours for the head of the pack – although it lasts all day, with some people still running/walking/rolling through the street when the sun sets. And, of course, it really lasts your entire life if you let yourself become engulfed by the human spectacle of it, which we often have and still sometimes do.

The world is still tense and angry and nervous and mournful about the events in the Middle East as we all feel like we have reached a never-before-seen turning point that is changing the world’s perception of that region and our roles in it. New York is showing signs of this stress as well.

Also, there’s that small matter of the Bank of America.

Here is our weekly interview with the street: this week featuring City Kitty, Homesick, Modomatic, Eye Sticker, Michael Alan, Jenna Morello, OSK, Mue Bon, Keoni VGN, Salto, BH, BAKA, and Swed Oner.

SWED ONER honors Kenny who visits the Bowery Mission every day to find solace, help, and kindred spirits. The Bowery Mission is a New York institution founded in 1879 to provide essential services to the ever-growing homeless population in New York City. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SWED ONER (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SWED ONER (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jenna Morello. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Jenna Morello (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Unidentified artist (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Street Artiste D’etat (photo © Jaime Rojo)
City Kitty (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Mue Bon (photo © Jaime Rojo)
OSK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Homesick (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BAKA (photo © Jaime Rojo)
BH (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Salto (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Michael Alan (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Modomatic (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Eye Sticker (photo © Jaime Rojo)
In last Sunday’s edition of BSA Images of The Week, we published a WIP photo of KEONI VGN’s portrait of Rosa Parks. Here’s the completed work. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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BSA Images Of The Week: 10.09.22

BSA Images Of The Week: 10.09.22

Welcome to BSA Images of the Week!

As the graffiti and street art high season draws to a close, we remark on the stunning array of new faces on the New York scene this year, as well as a large crop of maturing talents from the last decade or so. The length of the cycle for artists working on the street varies some, but we’ve been around enough to see many of the early 2000s stars fade away or move on to other things. The voice of this new generation is as challenging as ever and perhaps more savvy in many ways. Still, it’s good to see the re-appearance this month of folks like Hera in New York – a talent whose global and studio escapades have made her a revered street artist over about two decades.

Our thanks to all the artists of all persuasions and longevity for giving voice and character to our public spaces.

Here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring: Queen Andrea, Praxis,CRKSHNK, Lexi Bella, Danielle Mastrion, Homesick, Hera, Panic, Seo, Insane 51, Habibi, Didi, Keops, OSK, AAA, EXR, RJG Rock, L.O.U.R.S., Nohemi, Hazard One, and Emesa.

Hera AKA Herakut with Didi. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hera with Didi. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hera with Didi. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hera with Didi. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hera with Didi. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Danielle Mastrion (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Emesa (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Hazard One (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Lexi Bella (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Nohemi (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Insane 51 for The Bushwick Collective. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Insane 51 for The Bushwick Collective. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Queen Andrea (photo © Jaime Rojo)
L.O.U.R.S. Detail. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
L.O.U.R.S. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
RJG Rock (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Keops (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Homesick (photo © Jaime Rojo)
SEO PANIC (photo © Jaime Rojo)
AAA x EXR (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Praxis (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Praxis in collaboration with OSK. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Praxis (photo © Jaime Rojo)
CRKSHNK (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Habibi (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Untitled. Manhattan. October 2022. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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