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# And Now a Message from Jesus to the Smithsonian
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/message-jesus-smithsonian/
- Published: 2010-12-02T22:44:15.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:03:02.000Z
- Description: In light of the recent censorship removal of an ant-covered Jesus video [http://hyperallergic.com/13726/smithsonian-dangerous-precedent/] by the Smithsonian Museum, we wanted to make one thing clear and we couldn't think of a better way to do it then with Johnny Phoenix's "A Note to All the Indigeno
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Opinion, #image-position-hidden, Censorship, Fountain Art Fair, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

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In light of the recent censorship [removal of an ant-covered Jesus video](https://hyperallergic.com/smithsonian-dangerous-precedent/) by the Smithsonian Museum, we wanted to make one thing clear and we couldn’t think of a better way to do it then with Johnny Phoenix’s “A Note to All the Indigenous People Everywhere” (2010) at [McCaig-Welles Gallery](http://www.mccaigwelles.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), which is on view at Fountain Art Fair.