Brooklyn Artist Channels Abuela's Spirit in BAM Exhibit
Briefly

"I am recreating the house that she gave me space in. I'm inviting people to celebrate the nine days of mourning, as they do in the Caribbean, so I'm inviting people to the ninth day of those nine days when we all come together."
"If the value of a life can be measured by its impact on those it touched, then Vinales' existence in Bushwick was immeasurably powerful."
"During my teens, I knew when I went outside I was going to be a gang member, gonna be a Latin King, an explorer, a police cadet, Imma' be all of these things..."
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