'Indigenous concepts of time play a critical role in the works of many contemporary Australian artists. Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia showcases prime examples, featuring many works of art that have never before been exhibited outside Australia. The book provides a cultural framework to help understand these objects, emphasizing the importance of the land, the rich narratives that cleave to it, and the art it inspires. It is organized around four central themes: ancestral transformation, ritualized performance, seasonality, and remembrance. Six essays and nearly seventy catalogue entries highlight many of the most significant Indigenous Australian artists of the last forty years, from Rover Thomas and Emily Kam Kngwarray (both former representatives at the Venice Biennale) to the contemporary bark painter John Mawurndjul and the visual and performance artist Christian Thompson. Also included are examples of related historical objects and a technical examination of traditional Aboriginal bark paintings. This revelatory book introduces the thematic, stylistic, and cultural diversity of contemporary Indigenous art from Australia to a wider audience.' (Source: TROVE)
This Work includes:
Preface / David Haig
Foreword / Thomas W. Lentz
Acknowledgments
Lenders to the exhibition
Note to reader
Everywhen: the eternal present in indigenous art from Australia / Stephen Gilchrist
A stitch in time: how aboriginal Australian artists are reweaving our world / Henry F. Skerritt
Living legacies / Hetti Perkins
Doublings / Fred Myers
Interlocked: aboriginal Australian exchange patters and incised pearl shells / Shawn C. Rowlands
Pigments and binders in traditional aboriginal bark paintings / Narayan Khandekar, Georgina Rayner, and Daniel P. Kirby
Catalogue entries.
