A selection of images from “Personas” — the most recent project by Nashville, Tennessee-based photographer Elijah Barrett. Through the large-scale black and white portraits, he explores his interest in what he describes as “playfully confusing the notions of subject and photographer, the scene and the behind-the-scenes, realism and self-consciousness, coolness and affect, as well as past and present.” Barrett studied […]
For seasoned gamers, the space we dedicate to an art form we love matters most. If you’re lucky enough to have a basement space that you can transform into the perfect gaming haven. You’re in the right place. It’s time to curate your own basement game room. Game rooms are all the rage in 2021. Don’t take our word for it. […]
BSA Images Of The Week: 12.09.18And here’s our weekly interview with the street, this week featuring $smell$907, Adrian Wilson, Blake2018, Bond TruLuv, City Kitty, Dee Dee, Ever Siempre, Gnome Surf, Jilly Ballistic, Kobra, Raf Urban… Sasha Korban Creates a “Little Magic” Under a Bridge in UkraineIt is a tenous connection that an adult may have with the fantasies of their […]
In her new series of paintings, “Our Task Was Only To Entertain”, Vancouver artist Sophia Lapres explores visual pleasure and its relationship to the female figure in advertising and entertainment. Here, she appropriates images and text from erotica and pulp fiction to examine the psychology of male desire and the way it is communicated through media.
Take one scroll through Instagram and you’ll find that plant room ideas are having a major moment right now. Hashtags such as #plantdecor and #plantslover are trending, with users posting moody shots of their living companions sitting in eclectic pots or hanging from the ceiling. Search for #plantshelfie and you’ll find almost 700,000 pictures of plants on shelves, clustered on tabletops, […]
BSA Film Friday: 09.10.21Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening:1. A Kaleidoscopic Journey Through Money2. My Dog Sighs “Inside” as Discovered by Doug Gillen and… #2 Wish: BSA Reader Stein; 12 Wishes for 2012For twelve days we’re presenting twelve wishes for 2012 as told by an alternating roster of artists […]
Munich, Germany-based artist Jonah Gebka’s paintings follow an interest in repetition and patterns. His most recent series, “A-Z,” depicts the transitional moments in which a person reaches out to take or put back a book from a shelf. His tidy, minimalist compositions allow space to consider the formal qualities of the work. He explains: “I use this representation of searching […]
A selection of recent paintings by Maltese artist Anna Calleja. Exploring what she describes as “the comfort and melancholy of home,” Calleja uses the processes of painting and printmaking to create quiet moments of introspection. “My work is a way for me to look back on my own notions of comfort to confront an anxious present and grapple with an […]
Taymour Grahne Projects is currently exhibiting “Love Letters”, the first UK solo by Filipino American artist Mikey Yates. All the paintings in the show are new works which serve as love letters to his friends and family. Yates says the images explore “the stories places tell about people and the stories people tell about places”. Have a look at more […]
With an interest in the relationship between memory and our desire to document or freeze time, Charlotte, North Carolina-based artist Holly Keogh is especially fascinated by the inherent limitations of any archival practice. Growing up as a first generation American, Keogh’s family members in England and America mailed photographs back and forth. “These photographs depict cousin’s birthdays I never attended […]