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Books In The MCL: “Born In The Bronx” | Brooklyn Street Art
Books in the MCL: Johan Kugelberg (ed.). Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop. Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop. Johan Kugelberg (Hrsg). Expanded edition 2023 Reprinted from the original review. “Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop” is an in-depth exploration of hip-hop’s roots in the Bronx during the [...]
Books In the MCL: “Protecting Art In The Streets: A Guide To Copyright In Street Art And Graffiti”, Enrico Bonadio | Brooklyn Street Art
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 [...]
BSA Speaks About Art On “All of It” WNYC Program With Alison Stewart | Brooklyn Street Art
By request: The Images from the Interview In honor of the radio station WNYC's 100th birthday, Alison Stewart's "All Of It" program is celebrating 100 pieces of art in New York City. Each month, Alison speaks with an expert in the art world about their 10 favorites. This month, Alison talked to Jaime Rojo and Steven P. Harrington, co-founders of Brooklyn Street Art, about [...]
SpY’s Ovoid Interventions: Transforming Spaces in Riyadh and Rome | Brooklyn Street Art
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. [...]
Books In The MCL: Alan Ket. The Wide World of Graffiti | Brooklyn Street Art
The Wide World of Graffiti. Alan Ket. 2023 Reprinted from the original review. The Wide World of Graffiti by Alan Ket is a comprehensive exploration of graffiti art, tracing its evolution from a marginalized expression to a globally recognized art form. The book delves into the origins of graffiti in the late 1960s and 1970s, primarily in Philadelphia and New York City, where it began as a [...]
BSA Images Of The Week: 02.09.25 | Brooklyn Street Art
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 [...]
Graffiti, Architecture, and the Art of the Letterform at STRAAT in “Graffitecture: Typographic Blueprints” | Brooklyn Street Art
Graffitecture: Typographic Blueprints, on view at STRAAT Museum from February 14 to May 18, 2025, explores the evolving relationship between graffiti, typography, and the built environment. Curated by Hyland Mather, the exhibition brings together four artists—SODA, Gary Stranger, Antigoon, and Georgia Hill—who each push the boundaries of letterforms, blending street-born spontaneity with [...]
BSA Images Of The Week: 02.16.25 | Brooklyn Street Art
Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Feeling that Valentine’s chocolate buzz? Gearing up for President’s Day? Thank goodness for holidays—little pauses in the relentless, whiplash-inducing news cycle we’re all riding. First, some street art news: San Francisco street artist Rabi Torres taps into ad culture subversion with his new “We Buy Souls” campaign, echoing the tactics of Cash For Your [...]
BSA Images Of The Week: 02.02.25 | Brooklyn Street Art
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 [...]
Books In The MCL: “Swoon. The Red Skein” | Brooklyn Street Art
Books in the MCL: Swoon. The Red Skein. Reprinted from the original review. 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 [...]
Enamurart Graffiti Jam: Painting the Streets of Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | Brooklyn Street Art
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, [...]
BSA Images Of The Week: 01.26.25 | Brooklyn Street Art
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 [...]
Books in the MCL: John P. Jacob (ed.). “Kodak Girl: From the Martha Cooper Collection” | Brooklyn Street Art
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 Reprinted from the original review. “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 [...]
“Why is public space not about public discourse?” Urban Nation Berlin. “Love Letters to the City”. Part 2 | Brooklyn Street Art
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 [...]
BSA Images Of The Week: 01.19.25 | Brooklyn Street Art
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 [...]
Aryz Meets Apollo: A Contemporary Vision on Barcelona’s Avinguda del Paral·lel | Brooklyn Street Art
Aryz, a name synonymous with large-scale murals that challenge the boundaries between street art and fine art, has once again brought his unique vision to life in Barcelona. Of course, this is not the first time he has painted here. Aryz. Sala Apolo. Barcelona, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive-Bulbena) This time, his canvas is the exterior of Sala Apolo, a historic cultural center and music venue [...]
Books In The MCL: REVS, XSOUP, and ARBOR. Life’s A Mission Then You’re Dead. | Brooklyn Street Art
Books in the MCL: Life’s A Mission Then You’re Dead. REVS, XSOUP, and ARBOR REVS, XSOUP, and ARBOR. Life’s A Mission Then You’re Dead. 2022 Reprinted from the original review. Life's A Mission Then You're Dead. REVS, XSOUP, and ARBOR In the pantheon of New York graffiti legends at the turn of the century, few names resonate like REVS. Thanks to the regard other writers have for him [...]
BSA Images Of The Week: 01.12.25 | Brooklyn Street Art
Welcome to Images of the Week. Our hearts are heavy as we think about our brothers and sisters in Los Angeles—their losses, pain, and fears. We’re deeply grateful to the firefighters and communities who are stepping up and looking out for one another. The bond between the graffiti and street art communities in LA and NY runs deep, and hearing some of the stories coming out of this disaster is [...]
Breaking Glass, Street Art Icons, and Wynwood Walls at 15 | Brooklyn Street Art
Wynwood Walls marked its 15th anniversary during Miami Art Week 2024, drawing artists and fans who packed into Jessica Goldman Srebnick’s walled compound to see the new round of murals, sculptures, and glassworks. A renowned showcase for a curated slice of contemporary street art, the new lineup featured works by: Askew One (New Zealand) Bublegum (Spain) Carlos Mare (New York City) Digital [...]
Mantra Revitalizes Miami with Stunning Rooftop Mural | Brooklyn Street Art
Only a year ago, we were in Miami witnessing how a graffiti tower featuring over a hundred international writers and painters transformed the skyline—especially when contrasted against the uninspired, boxy corporate buildings that dominate the area, products of architectural firms known for decades for their pattern of missed opportunities of urban design. Youri Cansell AKA Mantra. Curated by [...]
BSA Images Of The Week: 01.05.25 | Brooklyn Street Art
Only the richest, most aromatic coffee seems to linger in the breezes of Miami, where even winter days can carry a tropical heat that halts you in your tracks. Street art and graffiti flourish like a teenager’s restless energy, leaping unpredictably from block to block, wall to wall, driven by possibility and the city’s desire to reinvent itself. Just when you think Wynwood may have run its [...]
“Architecture, Sculpture,…Vandalism? ELFO’s Provocative List | Brooklyn Street Art
"ArchitectureSculpturePaintingMusicPoetryDancePerformingVandalism" At first glance, these forms diverge, yet the broader realm of the arts and culture cannot deny that street art often involves vandalism. How do we reconcile this, or is the point too obvious? Some argue that vandalism discredits artistic value, with the act of breaking laws undermining the legitimacy of the message. [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #1: Odisy in Belfast and a Year of Possibilities | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #2: Veks Van Hillik and his “Salmon of Knowledge” in Belfast | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #3: Tabby Takes Manhattan | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #4: Alicia, Swizz, Basquiat, and SEF.01 | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #5: Sara Lynne Leo and New Year’s Resolutions | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #6: Phillipe Petite on a Highwire at St. John the Devine | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Merry Christmas 2024 From BSA | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #7: Optimo NYC and Friends Under the Bridge | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #8: Never Satisfied “Forever Forward” | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #9: Nekst, Guess, and Ethics in Street Art | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #10: Flaco the Owl a Folk Hero for a Minute in NYC | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #11: Support the Kids | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #12: Lady Pink’s Love Letters to the City at UN | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #13: Inkman’s Thin Line | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #14: Plastic Deli Bags and Feeling Homesick | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #15: BK FOXX and a Wonderland of Images | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]
Photos of 2024 on BSA – #16 : Asbestos Seeking Psychological Sanctuary in a House | Brooklyn Street Art
We’re celebrating the end of one year and the beginning of the next by thanking BSA Readers, Friends, and Family for your support in 2024. Picked by our followers, these photos are the heavily circulated and "liked" selections of the year – shot by our Editor of Photography, Jaime Rojo. We’re sharing a new one every day to celebrate all our good times together, our hope for the [...]