Naaxin Copper
June 22, 2013
Car hood, copper leaf, paint
MEDIA COVERAGE
Art Seen: Being serious about play is no joke for Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas - The Vancouver Sun, April 29, 2016
The Seriousness of Play by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas at the Bill Reid Gallery - Hello Vancity, April 24, 2016
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas’s imagery speaks across cultures - The Georgia Straight, April 27, 2016
The Coppers from the Hood series was inaugurated in 2007 at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) in Vancouver, Canada, as part of the exhibition Meddling in the Museum. Using automobile hoods as a support, the works are covered in precious metals and painted with Yahgulanaas's distinctive Haida Manga imagery. The sculptures reference both copper shields - a symbol of wealth in the North Pacific indigenous community - and the automobile as signifier of social and economic status in contemporary society. The first two Coppers are installed at the entrance to the Museum of Anthropology. More than a dozen Coppers have now been created and are held in private and public collections.
