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 - 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.
Ted Riederer shares the story of a New York artist who, as a gay street youth, made his mark with bold, conceptual graffiti. Blending street culture with high-concept art, his early works challenged boundaries, reshaped graffiti history, and paved the way for a pioneering career in immersive installations and social activism.
Tommy had covered 4th Street with a white spray-painted stencil that read “OBJECT ART.” In his 1970 manifesto, Tommy wrote, “Street graffiti was making the transition from the big sloppy paint brush to the more exacting use of the spray can. Conceptual art was isolating words as contemplative moments. The political atmosphere was sympathetic to the plight of the exploited and the underprivileged. I wanted to combine all these directions. I chose the name Mr. T to avoid identification. I chose the words ‘OBJECT ART’ from two definitions: Object as ‘a thing (an object)’; Object as the verb, to object (to object to something). And I wanted the words ‘OBJECT ART’ to hint at the expression ‘object d’art.’”
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.
The newest mural by Innerfields marks a powerful addition to Berlin’s urban cityscape, installed as part of the ONE WALL initiative by Urban Nation. This Berlin-based street art duo, Holger Weißflog and Jakob Tory Bardou, has created a moving tribute to Dorothee and Harald Poelchau, who bravely sheltered those persecuted during the Nazi era. The mural, located on the façade of a Gewobag building in Charlottenburg-Nord, draws on Innerfields’ signature photorealistic style with a blend of surrealist and symbolic elements, visually narrating a story of courage, protection, and human resilience.
Most ghouls, goblins, Spidermen, mermaids, Joe Biden Zombies, and P Diddy Daycare Workers made their rounds at parties and trick-or-treat last night. But let’s be honest—the spooky, silly, absurd and ffft-up freaky fun isn’t likely to leave us soon! Costumed characters will be haunting the city all week, building up to the main event Thursday, All Hallows Eve. That’s when the East Village Halloween Parade—a true New York tradition—will bring 100,000 costumed participants and two million spectators into the streets for a wild night of celebration.
The Festival d’Arts al Carrer de Calldetenes (FACC 2024), held in late April, has become a celebrated cultural event in the town of Calldetenes, located about 60 kilometers north of Barcelona. Organized by Associació La Pera with support from the Ajuntament de Calldetenes, this annual event blends various artistic disciplines, but murals are undeniably its centerpiece.
As part of Oulu, Finland’s preparations to become the European Capital of Culture in 2026, Italian street artist Fabio Petani has created a stunning new mural titled Ferrous Sulfate, Achillea Millefolium & Lathyrus Palustris in this city that blends cutting-edge technology, a vibrant cultural scene, and scenic natural surroundings. This work, commissioned by Upeart and curated by a selection committee from over 500 artists, highlights Petani’s signature style—one that blends natural elements with chemical compositions to symbolize the environment’s delicate balance.
Canemorto, the enigmatic three-headed creative beast from Italy, is making its long-awaited debut in New York this week with Fish Market, a performance and exhibition that blends their rebellious spirit with conceptual flair and humor. Known for their seamless collaboration and shared anonymity, this trio defies traditional artistic boundaries, evolving from their roots in skateboarding and graffiti into a multi-disciplinary force. Despite meeting in high school over fifteen years ago, their bond has only strengthened, allowing them to create with a rare synchronicity that blurs the lines between the individual and the collective.
The beat on the street is washed in autumn sunlight, cooler nights, and traffic jams. If you hear cars honking, you know its New York in the fall. Street artists and graffiti writers are still hard at work, or play, and we like to capture their work here, before it is gone.....
Manchester’s Northern Quarter is known for its vibrant street art scene (including the Cities of Hope festival), independent music venues, and creative businesses that occupy its historic, repurposed buildings. This eclectic neighborhood has become a cultural hub, drawing visitors with its large-scale murals and a mix of alternative shops, cafes, and record stores. Despite the pressures of gentrification, the ...
WELCOME! Hello BSA Friends! Here's our eclectic mix of striking images, background stories, and pithy non-sequitor observations from the streets worldwide. We've been busy. Enjoy! BSA Images of the Week 3.16.25 In NYC news, a new exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of those orange fluttering “gates” one winter in Central Park. Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Gates and Unrealized Projects for New York City at The Shed is an immersive exhibition that includes an augmented reality...
BSA Speaks About Street Art on "All of It" Program With Alison Stewart WNYC, New York's flagship public radio station, reaching over one million listeners each week A dive into 10 works of art in public space—some legal, some not—plus the artists, some controversies, and the ever-changing streets of NYC. “All of It with Alison Stewart" is a live daily conversation about culture and the creative scene in and around New York City and beyond. Ms. Stewart’s weekly guests include individuals from...
JOIN BSA WITH STRAAT AT MOG! Brooklyn, Amsterdam and Miami! Graffiti and Street Art! Artists and Museum Directors!During Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 please join us for an engaging panel discussion led by Steven P. Harrington of Brooklyn Street Art, featuring artists HOXXOH and Nina Valkhoff, alongside David Roos of STRAAT Museum and Alan Ket of the Museum of Graffiti. This lively conversation will dive into the storied world of graffiti, street art, and the highly anticipated December 2024...
