Everywhen : the eternal present in indigenous art from Australia
2016
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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.
Main title:
Everywhen : the eternal present in indigenous art from Australia / edited by Stephen Gilchrist ; with essays by Stephen Gilchrist ...[et al.].
Imprint:
Cambridge, MA : Harvard Art Museums, 2016
Collation:
227 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 27 cm.
Notes:
"This publication accompanies the exhibition Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from February 5 through September 18, 2016."-- t.p. verso.
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
9780300214703
Dewey class:
704.039915
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
264718
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 704.039915 EVE | Available |