General Idea
Life & Work by Sarah E.K. Smith
The works of General Idea are held in public and private collections internationally. The
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, is a prime location at which to learn more about the
group, as the gallery has a large collection of their work, and its Library and Archives
holds issues of FILE Megazine, as well as the General Idea fonds and the Art Metropole
Collection.
Many of General Idea’s works were produced as multiples in editions of various sizes.
Noted below is a selection of institutions that hold at least one multiple in their respective
collections. Although the following institutions hold the works listed, they may not always
be on view.
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