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November 24, 2022Good morning. π€οΈ This is always challenging: I want to wish everyone a happy holiday and pleasant gatherings with friends and family, and I do, but we must talk about the dark history of Thanksgiving. Today we speak with Native artists about how they experience this holiday, and what they think we should be reflecting on today. And scholar Joseph Pierce, a Cherokee Nation citizen, pens a strong essay on American art's role in whitewashing Thanksgiving. "You cannot give thanks for what is stolen," he writes. Also today, I had a fascinating conversation with Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot on how she blends sex work and activism on OnlyFans. Do check it out. β Hakim Bishara, Senior Editor Talking Sex Work With Pussy Riot's Nadya TolokonnikovaHyperallergic sat down with the Russian feminist icon for a conversation about art, activism, and how they converge in her OnlyFans sex work. | Hakim Bishara LATEST NEWS (via Wikimedia Commons) The New York State Education Department is instructing all school districts to end their use of Native American βthemedβ sports mascots. Two Just Stop Oil activists are found guilty of criminal damage after gluing themselves to the frame of van Gogh's βPeach Trees in Blossom.β Support Hyperallergic's independent journalismBecome a member today to help keep our reporting and criticism free and accessible to all. Become a MemberTHANKSGIVING, PAST AND PRESENT You Cannot Give Thanks for What Is StolenAmerican artists were instrumental in propagating the false narrative of Thanksgiving, a deliberate erasure of violence against Indigenous peoples. | Joseph Pierce Native Artists Reflect on the Legacy of Thanksgiving"Revolution is a daily practice β a life choice. Not a selfie at a protest," says Onondaga artist Frank Buffalo Hyde. | Rhea Nayyar ART-INSPIRED GIFTS Indie Creators to Shop This Holiday SeasonHyperallergic staff share their favorite artists, craft shops, designers, and much more. Hyperallergicβs Art-inspired Holiday Gift GuideFind the perfect gifts for friends and family. MORE ON HYPERALLERGIC Leftovers, the Unsung Food Porn of Art HistoryFrom Dutch vanitas paintings to Laura Letinsky's contemporary photographs, artists have long paid homage to the crumby aftermath of big meals. | Sarah Rose Sharp James Siena's Radical AbstractionThe pleasure of Sienaβs art arises from the tension between the overall image or the changing visual field and the individual units. | John Yau A History of Houstonβs Creative TerrainImpractical Spaces: Houston resurrects the stories of the cityβs artist-run venues since 1947. | Kealey Boyd IN MEMORIAM Vic Carrabotta (1929β2022) Michael Feingold (1945β2022) Carol Leigh (1951β2022) Michael Morris (1942β2022) Jean-Marie Straub (1933β2022) MOST POPULAR The Largely Unknown Story of Women, Abstract Expressionism, and TexasHow Leonardoβs βMonstrousβ Drawings Inspired Modern CaricatureLayoffs of Senior Staff Throw Canada's National Gallery Into TurmoilYour Go-To Guide to LA Museum RestaurantsOwen Wilson Is Channeling Bob Ross in New PAINT Film
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