Johannes Mundinger: “La Bella Confusione”

You are inundated with information, disinformation, propaganda, images, videos, entreaties, siren calls, threats, promises, summaries, conjecture, stunning beauty, deliberate obfuscations, ethereal reveries, and alluring promises from the moment you awake until the moment you collapse, semi-sleepless—a waking stew that either propels you forward or leaves you immobile. Institutions and conventions are deteriorating and transforming, food is becoming fashion, tyranny is […]

Artist Spotlight: Jer Dee

A selection of work by artist Jer Dee. Based in the Philippines, Jer Dee’s digital art and illustration is known for its whimsical style and energy. His works are reminiscent of East Asian art—which Dee owes to his Filipino-Chinese lineage. Provocative and intense by nature, Dee’s art translates effectively to the commercial world where he has worked with a varied […]

2023 Booooooom Photo Awards Winner: Jannell Adufo

For our second annual Booooooom Photo Awards, supported by Format, we selected 5 winners, one for each of the following categories: Portrait, Street, Shadows, Colour, Nature. Now it is our pleasure to introduce the winner of the Colour category, Jannell Adufo. Jannell Adufo is a British-Ghanaian photographer from South East London. Her portraits draw on the beauty of her subjects’ […]

“Upon a Golden Mountain” by Artist Adrian Kay Wong

A new series of paintings integrating personal stories, memories, and cultural identity by Los Angeles-based artist Adrian Kay Wong (previously featured here). In “Upon a Golden Mountain” Wong depicts subtle narratives into the seemingly incidental moments of the everyday. Navigating the boundaries between abstraction and representation, artifice and reality, ethereal and visceral, Wong’s images speak to the dualities that coexist […]

BSA Images Of The Week: 04.21.24

Alan Ket’s ‘The Wide World of Graffiti’: A Testament to the Art Form’s Global ImpactGraffiti artists often dismiss histories or narratives not of their own making, including those from their peers. This subculture, which has continuously evolved across different cities, time zones, …

“We Didn’t Choose to be Born Here” by Photographer Thero Makepe

A series about family history and the diverging paths of life by lens-based artist Thero Makepe. Born and raised in Gaborone, Botswana, Makepe lives and works between Gaborone, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. His work examines familial, social, and geopolitical histories in South Africa and Botswana. Drawing on archival material (both public and private), Makepe explores the space between collective and […]

2023 Booooooom Photo Awards Winner: Jas Leonard

For our second annual Booooooom Photo Awards, supported by Format, we selected 5 winners, one for each of the following categories: Portrait, Street, Shadows, Colour, Nature. Now it is our pleasure to introduce the winner of the Nature category, Jas Leonard. Jas Leonard is a photographer and mother of three living and working in the small rural town of Cleve, […]

Barcelona Tributes for The Amazing SKE

Today, we pay tribute to an iconic figure from the Puerto Rican graffiti scene, Eliezer “SKE” Pagán Torres. Born on August 31, 1971, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, SKE was a pioneering spirit whose artistic journey began in the early 1980s. His works, influenced by the vibrancy of Puerto Rican culture and the early New York graffiti styles, resonated deeply across […]