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These works (Beaver Sings the Blues and Turtle Mountain) come from Slick’s “Aria for a Coyote Opera” series, inspired by the experimental operas of artist Robert Wilson and composer Philip Glass. Each image uses the same setting and characters playing out an abstract narrative across a simple minimal background. The coyote, a trickster figure in some Indigenous cultures, acts as a sort of main character and is surrounded by animals and plants who work together not only as spiritual and artistic symbols but also form the natural ecological system of the Midwest.
DimensionsSheet (image): 22 1/4 × 29 3/4 in. (56.5 × 75.6 cm)
Accession Number 2019.8
Classificationsprint
SignedDSlick (l,r graphite)
InscriptionsArias for a Coyote Opera: Turtle Mountain (l,l graphite); 1/1 (l,c graphite)
Edition1/1
Portfolio/Series"Aria for a Coyote Opera" Series
MarksBFK RIVES blind stamp (l,r verso)
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