General Idea

Summary

General Idea is an artist collective^[1]. It was born on 1969^[2]. It draws 498 Wikipedia views per month (artist_collective category, ranking #32 of 171).^[3]

Key Facts

• General Idea was born on 1969^[2].
• General Idea's field of work was new media art^[4].
• General Idea's field of work was video art^[5].
• General Idea's field of work was jewelry^[6].
• General Idea is in the country of Canada^[7].
• General Idea's instance of is recorded as artist collective^[8].
• General Idea is associated with the conceptual art movement^[9].
• General Idea is associated with the new media art movement^[10].
• General Idea's archives at is recorded as Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam^[11].
• General Idea's archives at is recorded as National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives^[12].
• General Idea's archives at is recorded as National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives^[13].
• General Idea comprises AA Bronson^[14].
• General Idea comprises Felix Partz^[15].
• General Idea comprises Jorge Zontal^[16].
• General Idea comprises Barr Gilmore^[17].
• 1969 marks the founding of General Idea^[18].
• 1967 marks the founding of General Idea^[19].
• General Idea was dissolved in 1994^[20].
• General Idea's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb^[21].
• General Idea's described by source is recorded as mediakunst.net^[22].
• General Idea's described by source is recorded as hedendaagsesieraden.nl^[23].
• General Idea's participant in is recorded as documenta 7^[24].
• General Idea's participant in is recorded as documenta 8^[25].
• General Idea's participant in is recorded as Medusa, Bijoux et tabous^[26].
• General Idea's represented by is recorded as Electronic Arts Intermix^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1969^[18] and 1967^[19].

Industry

Fields of work include new media art^[4], an art movement^[28]; video art^[5], an art genre^[29]; and jewelry^[6], an industry^[30].

Dissolution

General Idea was dissolved in 1994^[20].

Why It Matters

General Idea draws 498 Wikipedia views per month (artist_collective category, ranking #32 of 171).^[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]