GENERAL IDEA “THE 1971 MISS GENERAL IDEA PAGEANT”, 1971 Jim Dine Heart Giclee print

Giclee print

illuminated by a single and direct light source

painted and dyed Japanese Kozo paper

it has been an incredibly fruitful period

This screenprint is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Tate in London

GENERAL IDEA “THE 1971 MISS GENERAL IDEA PAGEANT”, 1971 Jim Dine Heart Giclee printIn 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 four decades, 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 worked with a wide range of media including photography, sculpture, painting, mail art, video, installations,