Yelthadaas
October 27, 2010
Toyota Tercel steel automobile hood, platinum leaf, paint
112 x 145 x 10 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas's sculpture entitled "Yelthadaas," from the Coppers from the Hood series, officially joins the permanent collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
The Coppers from the Hood series was inaugurated in 2007 at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, Canada. Today, more than a dozen sculptures from this series are held in public and private collections around the globe - the most notable being The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and the British Museum, London.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Fluid Frames: The Hybrid Art of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas - Art in America, November 2, 2017
Haida Gwaii artist gets international attention with works at Met and British Museum - CBC, August 12, 2017
Canadian Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas finds a home at the Met - The Globe and Mail, August 11, 2017
Metropolitan Museum of Art displays work by Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas - The Georgia Straight, August 9, 2017
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.
