Icy & Sot x Swoon x BSA : Unveiling “Unforced Hijab” for Heliotropehttp://www.brooklynstreetart.com/theblog/2017/04/04/icy-sot-x-swoon-x-bsa-unveiling-unforced-hijab-for-heliotrope/
Here is the first public look at the new print by Icy & Sot which they  made especially to aid the programs in Haiti and Braddock, Pennsylvania for Heliotrope Prints. The limited run print will be released this week, April 6th at a pop up show opening in Manhattan and we hope you can come.

WHAT: Swoon x Heliotrope x BSA Pop-Up Opening ReceptionWHEN: Thursday, April 6 at 6 PM – 9 PMWHERE: 88 ½ 7th Avenue, between 15th & 16th St., New York, NYHeliotrope Prints FundraiserCurated by Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo, Brooklyn StreetArt

Join us for the opening of our pop-up exhibit, featuring newly released sketches by Swoon Studio and limited edition prints by six world-renowned street artists:Case MaclaimFaith XLVIIIcy And SotLi-HillMiss VanTavar Zawacki (Above)

“Like their stencil works on the streets of Brooklyn, Iran, across the US and Europe, Icy and Sot don’t always take the easy road, preferring to use their voice to challenge systemic social/political/environmental injustices and hypocrisies. “Unforced Hijab” combines this activism with their ever increasingly more sophisticated technique and taste level for direct communication.We asked I&S about this new piece for the Heliotrope benefit.

BSA: Can you tell us about the image you have chosen for this new release?

Icy & Sot: “Unforced Hijab” depicts that the Hijab can be a beautiful thing for someone if it’s not forced.

BSA: Do you have a special connection with the people of Haiti or Swoon?

Icy & Sot: We have always been huge fans of Swoon’s work and we admire her projects that help communities. We see that she is always caring for others.”