General Idea
Life & Work by Sarah E.K. Smith
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Queen’s University
36 University Avenue
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
613-533-2190
agnes.queensu.ca
In addition to the work featured here, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre holds a large
collection of General Idea’s print editions.
General Idea, General Idea’s Putti, 1993
Found seal-shaped soaps on printed pulpboard
4 x 8.5 (diam.) cm
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1-877-255-4246 or 416-979-6648
ago.net
In the early 1990s the Art Gallery of Ontario began acquiring a definitive collection of
General Idea, covering their twenty-five years of output and distinct periods of work. The
gallery was able to acquire one major work and a group of minor works for each period.
Since that time the AGO has continued to add General Idea works to its collection and
has recently added an archival collection of invitation cards, source books, catalogues,
and smaller editions to its in-depth holdings.
General Idea, Mimi, 1968–69
Fluorescent acrylic and latex on canvas
301 x 201.8 cm
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