{"id":15129,"date":"2025-10-09T16:39:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/?post_type=portfolio_page&#038;p=15129"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:04:09","slug":"brownsville-king-of-love","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/page\/brownsville-king-of-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Quinonez aka Marka27 &#8211; Brownsville King of Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15129\" class=\"elementor elementor-15129\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio_page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5530a3f e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5530a3f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c772c9 e-con-full e-flex parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c772c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b0eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08b0eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c5fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c5fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>&#8220;Brownsville King of Love&#8221; by Victor Quinonez (known as &#8220;Marka27&#8221;) celebrates identity, Caribbean heritage, and the vibrant cultural legacy of Brownsville. The artwork features a young Brooklyn king wearing a crown and a custom jacket filled with symbolic patches\u2014from boxing gloves to Caribbean flags, hip-hop legacy patches, and more. The work reflects the neighborhood\u2019s pride, resilience, and creative power.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Brownsville King of Love&#8221; is the largest ever mural in Brookly, rising 145 feet tall and 40 feet wide on the side of a new affordable housing building. 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