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Brooklyn Street Art (BSA), founded in 2008 by Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo, is a prominent platform dedicated to documenting and celebrating the dynamic world of street art and graffiti. Based in Brooklyn but with a global reach, BSA provides insightful commentary, analysis, and extensive photography, capturing the evolving landscape of public art from New York to São Paulo and beyond...
Brooklyn Street Art
8h ago
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 ..read more
Brooklyn Street Art
4d ago
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 ..read more
Brooklyn Street Art
5d ago
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.
SpY. OVOID. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2024. (photo © Ruben P. Bescos)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 2024
Public space is often shaped by necessity—by the logic of roads, bridges, and infrastructure that prioritize function over contemplation ..read more
Brooklyn Street Art
1w ago
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 ..read more
Brooklyn Street Art
1w ago
Books in the MCL: Swoon. The Red Skein.
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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 ..read more
Brooklyn Street Art
1w ago
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 ..read more
Brooklyn Street Art
2w ago
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 ..read more
Brooklyn Street Art
2w ago
Books in the MCL: John P. Jacob (ed.). Kodak Girl: From the Martha Cooper Collection
Kodak Girl: From the Martha Cooper Collection. John P. Jacob (ed.). 2012
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“Kodak Girl: From the Martha Cooper Collection“, edited by John P. Jacob with essays by Alison Nordström and Nancy M. West, provides an in-depth examination of Kodak’s influential marketing campaign centered around the iconic Kodak Girl ..read more
Brooklyn Street Art
2w ago
This is a new mini-installation from our interview with Michelle Houston about the current show at Urban Nation, LOVE LETTERS TO THE CITY.
“Why is public space not about public discourse and the things that are happening?,” asks Houston. “Why, have we got cigarette adverts and not conversations about social mobility?”
Even during these cold Berlin winter days, Urban Nation lights a warm fire inside your mind and imagination and gives you ideas to discuss and consider – and questions to ponder ..read more
Brooklyn Street Art
3w ago
New York is gearing up for a deep freeze from the weather and Donald Trump’s inauguration this weekend. With 100 Executive Orders reportedly queued up for him to sign, the forecast for the next four years includes ACA repeals, immigration crackdowns, Medicaid cuts, trade wars, inflation spikes, elimination of laws that corporations find restrictive, and civil rights rollbacks. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the timing feels bitterly ironic. But hey, maybe it’ll be sunshine and puppies, and everyone who is worried is just overreacting ..read more