The enduring ephemera of general idea: an ambitious 30-year survey assembles prints, posters, photo works, banners and other objects that document General Idea's legacy of irreverent wit and fierce activism

Art in America, March, 2005 by Peter Gallo

"General Idea: Editions, 1967-1996" was organized by Barbara Fischer for the Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto at Mississauga, where it debuted Jan. 15, 2003, followed by a long tour of Canadian institutions. The exhibition is currently on view at Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles [Mar. 19-May 14]. Future venues include the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia [June 10-Aug. 7]; the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh [Oct. 7-Dec. 31]; the Kunstverein Munich [January-March 2006]; the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle [April-July 2006]; and the University of Southern Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa [fall 2006]. The show is accompanied by a 320-page illustrated catalogue raisonne with essays by Jean-Christophe Ammann, AA Bronson, Joshua Decter, Mike Kelley and other contributors.

Peter Gallo is an artist and writer who lives and works in Vermont and Montreal.