Description
Book SynopsisIn a gorgeously illustrated exploration of the art of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Mischief Making demonstrates how playful and punning gestures can shed light on serious subjects.
Trade ReviewYahgulanaas' work is meticulously analyzed by Levell to expose deeper levels of motivation in the work of one of the most consistently inventive contemporary Indigenous artists working in the world today. -- Stuart Derdeyn * Vancouver Sun *
Exuberant and playful, Yahgulanaas's art nonetheless has a serious underpinning and he has a long history of environmental and political activism. * BC Book World *
"Levell’s work details the sometimes tremendously difficult and fraught conversations at the very limits of narrative and artistic practice."
-- Laura A. Pearson, Huron University College * University of Toronto Quarterly. *
[In this book], Levell's skill as a writer shines in her vivid descriptions and analysis of art works included as illustrations. Her academic knowledge and experience as a curator is also on full display in the relationships she traces between Yahgulanaas and other contemporary artists. -- Bryan Myles, Simon Fraser University * BC Studies *
Lavishly illustrated and comprehensively researched, it demonstrates a non-linear, Haida manga-style approach to considering Yahgulanaas’ extraordinarily complex art work. -- Victoria Wyatt, University of Victoria * The British Columbia Review *
Table of ContentsForeword / Nobuhiro Kishigami
Introduction
Backstory
Haida Goes Pop! Playing with Framelines
Cool Media: The Art of Telling Tales
Culturally Modified: Precious Metals, Cars, and Crests
Visual Jazz: The Adaptability of Forms
List of Works
