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General IdeaMylar Balloon1992
1992
$1,750
£1,343.92
€1,540.12
CA$2,463.57
A$2,759.74
CHF 1,438.08
MX$33,663.14
NOK 18,274.65
SEK 17,231.69
DKK 11,495.04
About the Item
General Idea was founded in 1967 in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945-1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944-1994). Over the course of 25 years, they made a significant contribution to postmodern and conceptual art in Canada and beyond.
In 1992, at the height of their career, and less than two years before the untimely demise of two of its members, General Idea staged a massive installation at the Centre d'art Santa Monica (Spain)
The installation at the heart of their exhibition Pharma©opia included 3,000 giant half-yellow, half-red mylar balloons (a nod to the Catalan flag) in the form of a stylized capsule.
Both the individual balloons and the installation as a whole conveyed a remarkable tension between the overall pop aesthetic and the sinister and tragic issues, specifically the macabre responsibility of pharmaceuticals keeping AIDS patients alive.
Of course, the parallel between the fragility of the individual balloon and the AIDS patient of the era is similarly inescapable. The extreme size of the "pill" can be similarly understood as how cumbersome and consuming the medical regimen of the day was.
In conjunction with the exhibition, General Idea released an edition of 250 of "Generi©". It is a testament to General Idea's power that this piece remains topical, poignant, and engaging some thirty years after its inception.
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"GENERI©"
Barcelona, 1992
Custom-shaped printed mylar balloon, title sheet (photocopy on card) in plastic sleeve
Signed and numbered by the artists
From an edition of 250
10"H 25"W
Very good condition.
Note: some oxidization to the paper card
Literature: "General Idea: Editions 1969-1994" catalog number 9204.
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- Creation Year:1992
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)
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- Condition:Very good condition. Note: some oxidization to the paper card.
- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 10-241stDibs: LU215215321922
General Idea
General Idea was commissioned by the Toronto Stock Exchange to install a work/mural. Shortly after the TSX published two prints, a lithograph poster and a limited edition print. However, most of the edition was destroyed/thrown away, when they moved from the trading floor at the TD Centre to their offices. As a result, the work has almost achieved mythological status amongst General Idea collectors.
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