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General Idea
Life & Work by Sarah E.K. Smith
The Ruins of the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavillion, 1977. Performance documentation by General Idea.
© General Idea.
The Three Graces (Mural Fragment from the Villa Dei Misteri of the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavillion), 1982.
Vancouver Art Gallery, Acquisition Fund (VAG 87.33 a-b). © General Idea.
The Unveiling of the Cornucopia (A Mural Fragment from the Room of the Unknown Function in the Villa Dei Misteri of
the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavillion), 1982. University of Lethbridge Art Collection, purchased 1986 with funds
provided by the Canada Council Special Purchase Assistance Program (1986 113). © General Idea. Photo credit: Jane
Edmundson, University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.
The words “Air, Earth, Fire, Water” stencilled onto the sidewalk by AA Bronson, 1969. Photograph by Jorge Zontal.
Collection General Idea, General Idea fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. © General Idea.
Unknown installation view of The Boutique from the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavilion, 1980. Art Gallery of Ontario,
Toronto, gift of Sandra Simpson, 1998 (98/355). Courtesy of General Idea. © General Idea. Photo credit: General Idea.
Unknown installation view of The Boutique from the 1984 Miss General Idea Pavilion, 1980. Art Gallery of Ontario,
Toronto, gift of Sandra Simpson, 1998 (98/355). Courtesy of General Idea. © General Idea. Photo credit: General Idea.
V.B. Gowns featured in a performance view of Going thru the Motions, Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto,
September 18, 1975. Collection General Idea. © General Idea. Photographer unknown.
Video still from Double Mirror Video (A Borderline Case), 1971. Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix. © General Idea.
Video still from Shut the Fuck Up, 1985. Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix. © General Idea.
Video still from Test Tube, 1979. Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix. © General Idea.
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