ARTNET NEWS: 23 Leading Figures in the Art World Share What They’re Grateful for This Thanksgiving

No one needs a reminder of this year’s turbulence, its unthinkable challenges, or the unimaginable fear, sadness, and loss we’ve all in some way experienced. Yet I have been moved by the resilience of our communities who have refused to be silent: from those cheering each evening out of their apartment windows for healthcare workers in the springtime, to those in our summer streets demanding equity, justice, and an end to systemic violence, to those who helped get out the vote across the nation this fall. For this, I am endlessly thankful. The New York City AIDS Memorial may be a sober reminder of the toll taken when those in power ignore an epidemic that stares them right in the face, but it also is a tribute to the power of activism, of hope, and of collective voices demanding to be heard and not forgotten.

—Dave Harper, executive director, New York City AIDS Memorial