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Eternal Testament is an exhibition reaffirming that Sag Harbor, including this “church,” occupies the traditional homelands of the Montaukett and Shinnecock Nations. By featuring works by Native artists regionally and from across the country that incorporate wit, irreverence, and playfulness —tools for survival and healing— the exhibition asserts Indigenous presence and sovereignty as artists reclaim space, “temporarily transforming a site of forced assimilation into one of resistance and refusal,” according to Roberts.
Juxtaposing themes of whaling, indenture, land loss, and Western religious and spiritual iconography with playful yet pointed commentary, the exhibition invites viewers to reconsider their perceptions of Eastern Long Island, raising critical questions about how we engage with Indigenous history and the land we occupy. Featuring Natalie Ball, Jim Denomie, River Garza, Elisa Harkins, Durrell Hunter, Chaz John, Emily Johnson, Cannupa Hanska Luger, James Luna, Rachel Martin, David Bunn Martine, New Red Order, Cara Romero, Denise Silva-Dennis, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Adrienne Terry, Tyrrell Tapaha, and Marie Watt.
Eternal Testament is free and open to the public Thursday to Monday from 11 AM to 5 PM beginning on Sunday, March 23, 2025 and ending Sunday, June 1, 2025.
This exhibition has been supported by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, www.rdlgfoundation.org
Image credit: Jaune Quick to See Smith, Trade Canoe: Don Quixote in Sumeria, 2005, mixed media on canvas, 60 x 200 inches. © Jaune Quick to See Smith, 2005. Gochman Collection. Image courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York.
