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General IdeaThe Honeymoon is Over1987
1987
$3,500
£2,648.60
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CA$4,887.51
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In 1967, General Idea was founded 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.
The group was both prolific and multi-disciplinary long before it became de rigueur. They with photography, sculpture, painting, mail art, video, installation, multiples, and performance.
With their subversive approach and interest in parody and appropriation, General Idea addressed a broad range of social (and art-world) issues such as the cult of the artist, mass media, queer identity, and consumerism.
Thematic continuity was a key element in General Idea's work. Early on they introduced talismans or logos that they would revisit and re-envision, including skulls, ziggurats, and poodles.
This print comes from "Fear Management": a set of 8 prints that celebrates some of General Idea's defining and most beloved motifs by situating them on a crest. This showcases their clever blend of historical fantasy and invented patrimony.
Many of these self-mythologizing crests debuted in 1986 during their exhibition at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo entitled: The Armoury of the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavillion.
This series is a defining example of one of General Idea's most iconic motifs, the crest, which showcases their clever blend of historical fantasy and invented patrimony.
Centered on a handpainted background, "The Honeymoon is Over" features an enigmatic crest that displays a golden, moonlit waterscape.
General Idea first introduced this motif in their 1980 installation / performance art piece, "The Honeymoon is Over. A Post-Performance Installation". Presented outdoors under a full moon, General Idea arranged a collection of curiously tampered ephemera, such as a broken wine glass with lipstick marks and an empty box of cigarettes.
As it turns out, the objects were evidence of Miss General Idea's escape... and with that, the honeymoon was over.
Individual prints from "Fear Management" rarely come to market. While we are offering this specific print individually, we also have a complete unframed set available for purchase.
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"The Honeymoon is Over" from the "Fear Management" series.
Canada, 1987
Screenprint
Signed and numbered by the artist.
From an edition of 50
Embossed signature
33"H 22"W (work)
35.5"H 24.25"W (framed)
Very good condition
Note: this work is sold individually. Please contact us if you are interested in "Fear Management" a complete set of 8 prints.
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- Creation Year:1987
- Dimensions:Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
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- Condition:Very good condition.35.
- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 11-231stDibs: LU215213447072
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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