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Now in paperback, this volume presents an overview of the legendary Canadian collective. Founded in Toronto in 1969 by Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal and AA Bronson, the trio adopted a generic identity that “freed it from the tyranny of individual genius.” Their intermingling of reality and fiction took the form of a transgressive, often parodic take on art and society. Paintings, installations, sculptures, photographs, videos, magazines and TV programs: General Idea’s is an authentically multimedia oeuvre that has lost nothing of its freshness. The book covers the collective’s main themes, such as the artist and the creative process, glamour as a creative tool, art’s links with the media and mass culture, architecture and archaeology, sexuality and AIDS. It is richly illustrated with documents and reproductions of key projects realized by General Idea from 1969 to 1994.
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Fondé à Toronto en 1969 par Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal – tous deux décédés en 1994 – et AA Bronson, le collectif General Idea se dote d'un nom générique lui permettant de se « libérer de la tyrannie du génie individuel ». Il élabore une œuvre complexe où s'entremêlent réel et fiction au service d'une relecture mordante, transgressive et souvent parodique du monde de l'art et de la société. General Idea part d'une conception de l'image vue tel un virus infiltrant le réel, s'en empare afin de l'habiter et d'en modifier le contenu. Il élabore ainsi une version alternative de la réalité.
Entre peintures et installations, sculptures et photographies, vidéos, magazines et programme télévisé, General Idea a produit une œuvre authentiquement multimédia qui n'a rien perdu de sa fraîcheur et apparaît aujourd'hui comme anticipatrice de certaines évolutions du monde de l'art actuel, visionnaire d'une société en pleine mutation.
Title: General Idea
Publisher: JRP Ringier, CH
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, 2017. Fine contents and binding; appears unread. International shipping may require added postage charges. Seller Inventory # 148688
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Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 27024149
Quantity: 13 available