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Toronto

General Idea

(Canadian, 1967–1994)

“pla©ebo prototype” by general idea

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“Pla©ebo Prototype”, 1991

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“the 1971 miss general idea pageant” by general idea

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“The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant” , 1971

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untitled (“pavillion fragment”) by general idea

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Untitled (“Pavillion Fragment”) , 1983

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“monet cane” by general idea

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“Monet Cane” , 1989

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"eyeyeye" from the "fear management" series. by general idea

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"Eyeyeye" from the "Fear Management" series., 1987

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"press release - orgasm renewal project" by general idea

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"Press Release - Orgasm Renewal Project", 1972–1995

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"dr. brute shield" from the "fear management" series. by general idea

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"Dr. Brute Shield" from the "Fear Management" series., 1987

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"cornucopia" from the "fear management" series. by general idea

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"Cornucopia" from the "Fear Management" series., 1987

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"passion over reason" from the "fear management" series. by general idea

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"Passion Over Reason" from the "Fear Management" series., 1987

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"the honeymoon is over" from the "fear management" series. by general idea

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"The Honeymoon is Over" from the "Fear Management" series., 1987

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"down the drink" from the "fear management" series. by general idea

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"Down the Drink" from the "Fear Management" series., 1987

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"nine lives" from the "fear management" series. by general idea

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"Nine Lives" from the "Fear Management" series., 1987

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Biography

Timeline

1969
Formed by AA Bronson, Felix Partz and Jorge Zontal in Toronto, Canada
Formed in Toronto, Canada
1988
The Gershon Iskowitz Prize, Toronto, Canada
1989
Visual Arts Award, City of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
1993
The Banff Centre for the Arts National Award, Banff, Canada
Lifetime Achievement Award, City of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
1994
Jean A. Chalmers Award for Visual Arts, Toronto, Canada
1995
Ovation! Namesake Awards, the General Idea Award, PWA Foundation, Toronto, Canada
2001
Bell Canada Award in Video Art, Canada Coucnil for the Arts, Ottawa, Canada
2002
Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts Award (awarded to AA Bronson), Toronto, Canada
Governor General's Visual and Media Arts Award (awarded to AA Bronson), Canada Council for the Arts, Ottawa, Canada
2006
The Skowhegan Medal for Multimedia, New York, NY

Exhibitions

2010
Aids Sculpture Gasträume, Temporary Art Projects in Zurich, Paradeplatz, Zurich, Switzerland
2006
General Idea, White Cubicle Toilet Gallery, London, United Kingdom (solo)
General Idea: Magic Bullet / Early Works, Esther Schipper, Berlin, Germany (solo)
2005
General Idea: Computer Paintings, Galerie Frédéric Giroux, Paris, France (solo)
General Idea, Vienna Secession, Vienna, Austria (solo)
2003
General Idea Editions: A Selection, Printed Matter, New York, NY (solo)
2002
Multiformity: Multiples from the MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Public Affairs, Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Mirror Image, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Art & Economy, Deichterhallen, Hamburg, Germany
Thinking in Painting, Stampa Galerie, Basel, Switzerland
2001
Collaborations with Parkett: 1984 to Now, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Extra Art, Logan Galleries, California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA
Shopping, Generali Foundation, Vienna, Austria
Blondies + Brownies, Aktionsforum Praterinsel, Munich, Germany
Tele(visions), Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria
Vancouver Collects, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Video Time, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Negative Thoughts (with AA Bronson), Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (solo)
General Idea, 1301PE, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Boutique Coeurs Volants, Florence Loewy, Paris, France (solo)
2000
Fin de Siecle, Plug In, Winnipeg, Canada (solo)
Versiones del Sur: cinco propuestas en torno al arte en América, el Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
Loose Ends, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
From the Collection: Personalities, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Canada
Re-Play, Generali Foundation, Vienna, Austria
1999
Museum as Muse, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Word, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia
Persuasion: Tales of Commerce and the Avant-Garde, University at Buffalo Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Recollect, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Internal Logic, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada
1998
Fragile Electrons: Celebrating Twenty Years of Collecting Video Art - Videotapes from the Art Metropole Collection, The National Gallery of Canada, Ottowa, Canada
General Idea, Camden Arts Centre, London, United Kingdom (solo)
General Idea, Robert Prime, London, United Kingdom (solo)
1997
Search for the Spirit: General Idea 1968-1975, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada (solo)
General Idea, Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL (solo)
Documenta 10, Kassel, Germany (solo)
Video Plaza, Monte Video, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Public Collections

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Musee d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
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