General Idea, Playing Doctor

General Idea was a collective of three Canadian artists, Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal and A.A. Bronson, who were active from 1969 to 1994. Pioneers of conceptual and media-based art in Canada, their collaboration became a model for artist-initiated activities and a prominent influence on later generations of artists. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

General Idea's work inhabited and subverted forms of popular and media culture, including beauty pageants, boutiques, television talk shows, trade fair pavilions and media. Their work was often presented in unconventional media forms such as postcards, prints, posters, wallpaper, balloons, crests and pins. Their work also often illuminated gay-related themes, including the AIDS crisis. A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... A sample of various postcards. ... Printing is an industrial process for reproducing copies of texts and images, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. ... 1942 US government war poster. ... Mary Cassatts painting of two ladies drinking tea in a room with red-blue striped wallpapers. ... Balloons, like greeting cards or flowers, are given for special occasions. ... In heraldry, a crest is a component of a coat of arms. ... Pin is a word with multiple meanings: Look up Pin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together. ... In modern society, gay is a word which can be used as either a noun or adjective. ... Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (or acronym AIDS or Aids), is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ...

Both Partz and Zontal died of AIDS in 1994. Bronson continues to be active in Canadian art, and has archived much of General Idea's work at the National Gallery of Canada. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (or acronym AIDS or Aids), is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... National Gallery of Canada on Canada Day. ...

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