Simon Reynolds pulled up a collection of lovely unusual old reggae record covers.
In Stanner’s 1956 essay, “The Dreaming“, he attempted to tease out a translation of Indigenous temporality. “The Dreaming conjures up the notion of a sacred, heroic time of the indefinitely remote past, such a time is also, in a sense, still part of the present”, he suggested. “One cannot ‘fix’ The Dreaming in time: it was, and is, everywhen.”
Everywhen.
It was a bold, memorable term. Stanner’s attempt to bring Indigenous knowledges into an Australian public discourse reflected his belief in the importance of understanding Aboriginal history and history-making.
The ARTnews guide to Cubism (and beyond):
