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When three young queer men formed an art collective in the late 60s in Toronto named "General Idea", no one expected that they would end up becoming one of the most iconic art collectives of the 20th century. For 25 years Felix, Jorge and AA became internationally known for their edgy, subversive, funny and boundary pushing work. Leah and Falen learn about the early days of the collective [2:11], the time Life magazine tried to sue them [13:17], why they started a ”Miss General Idea” beauty pageant [16:51], and how they ended up creating one of the most indelible images of the AIDS epidemic [25:26]. And then, they’ll hear about the group’s final push to produce a catalog of work before AIDS took the lives of Felix & Jorge in 1994 [30:30]. With special guest AA Bronson.
Here are some of the pieces referenced in the episode:
Mail Art
FILE magazine
The Miss General Idea Pageant
P is for Poodle
IMAGEVIRUS, AIDS
Fin De Siècle
For more links on General Idea’s work and more about this episode visit us at: www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok.
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When three young queer men formed an art collective in the late 60s in Toronto named "General Idea", no one expected that they would end up becoming one of the most iconic art collectives of the 20th century. For 25 years Felix, Jorge and AA became internationally known for their edgy, subversive, funny and boundary pushing work. Leah and Falen learn about the early days of the collective [2:11], the time Life magazine tried to sue them [13:17], why they started a ”Miss General Idea” beauty pageant [16:51], and how they ended up creating one of the most indelible images of the AIDS epidemic [25:26]. And then, they’ll hear about the group’s final push to produce a catalog of work before AIDS took the lives of Felix & Jorge in 1994 [30:30]. With special guest AA Bronson.
Here are some of the pieces referenced in the episode:
Mail Art
FILE magazine
The Miss General Idea Pageant
P is for Poodle
IMAGEVIRUS, AIDS
Fin De Siècle
For more links on General Idea’s work and more about this episode visit us at: www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada
Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Tok.
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