Great discoveries always come at a cost. That’s why we need the curious and brave trailblazers to go first. Sometimes peril finds them before they can come back to report on the dangers ahead but their legend never fades away! Such is the story behind Florian Renaux’s The Explorer, his first Ultra Limited Edition design full of exotic images and […]
Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Where is the mafia news? Have you noticed how there is no news anymore about the mafia in the US? No sting operations, uncovered networks, perp walks, or wagging tongues? The New York tabloids used to go for days about Don this and Don that, accompanied by blurry surveillance photos in black and […]
PROJECT M/19 | LONELINESS AND OTHER FALSE FRIENDS URBAN NATION has launched an exhibition to address mental health concerns and issues in today’s society. The exhibit was prompted by feedback from museum visitors, who were asked to suggest topics that needed to be discussed. UN reports that the majority of responses focused on mental health, and the exhibit is a […]
PROJECT M/19 | LONELINESS AND OTHER FALSE FRIENDS URBAN NATION has launched an exhibition to address mental health concerns and issues in today’s society. The exhibit was prompted by feedback from museum visitors, who were asked to suggest topics that needed to be discussed. UN reports that the majority of responses focused on mental health, and the exhibit is a […]
It’s now been 15 years since Booooooom began! 15 YEARS! It’s hard to believe. Super huge high-fives and big hugs to all our members and supporters who have stuck with us and given us the freedom to continue to try new things. We really value your feedback, so please let us know what we can do better. The last thing […]
Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening:1. Da Corte looks at Everyday Icons 2. Vhils – Jose Saramago 3. FUTURA on How To Think About Identity + Brand, and The Power of Collaboration. Via Idea Generation BSA Special Feature: Alex Da Corte looks at Everyday Icons “In a darkened gallery, […]
A selection of paintings by Connecticut-based artist Mel Arzamarski (previously featured here). Filtering the “real world” through her own conspiratorial lens and dry sense of humour, Arzamarski presents a dreamlike version of reality that heightens the enigmatic and absurd nature of everyday life. Arzamarski was raised on TV, films, video games, and comic books — the influence of which can […]
April 27, 2023 Artists Today we’re looking at a new piece from Jetsonorama (also known as Chip Thomas), a talented artist/activist/historian who has made a name for himself by pasting up photos of great historical and cultural significance in indigenous and African American communities, as well as throughout the broader American narrative. What makes his installations particularly remarkable is how […]
A selection of work from artist and illustrator Gigi Rose Gray. Originally from New York and now working in Los Angeles, Gray received her BFA from Parsons New School for Design. Her work explores a long-time fascination with crowds. Influenced by her upbringing in midtown Manhattan, Gray hones in on the fleeting moments between passersby, capturing not only their temporary […]
Contemporary artist and muralist Sebas Velasco was born in 1988 in Burgos, a city in northern Spain. His disciplined romance with painting continues to produce nighttime scenes of the urban every day, mysterious, gloomy, but not necessarily forlorn. Large-scale scenes incorporate elements of the surrounding architecture and marginal cityscape, his canvasses are painterly, blurred, and focused on the emotional, and […]