Immigrant artists gather in Queens to heal and resist through art
Exhibition at Stephen Street Gallery features 28 artists whose work addresses motherhood, migration and community building.
By Ángel Melgoza
NEW YORK — Tiny guitars ring out on Stephen Street. Tú eres la tristeza de mis ojos. Tiny guitars stirring up. Que lloran en silencio por tu amor. Tiny guitars called jaranas. Me miro en el espejo y veo en mi rostro. Jaranas accompanying a serenade. El tiempo que he sufrido por tu adiós. A serenade in which the people sing, play, weep, and tear themselves apart shouting.