General Idea : Ecce Homo - Gilman, Claire

Édité par Claire Gilman et Lionel Bovier. Textes de AA Bronson, Claire Gilman, Lionel Bovier.   paru en novembre 2022 édition anglaise 26 x 35 cm (broché) 200 pages (125 ill.)   ISBN : 978-3-03764-594-9 EAN : 9783037645949   The General Idea drawing... Voir plus

Édité par Claire Gilman et Lionel Bovier. Textes de AA Bronson, Claire Gilman, Lionel Bovier.   paru en novembre 2022 édition anglaise 26 x 35 cm (broché) 200 pages (125 ill.)   ISBN : 978-3-03764-594-9 EAN : 9783037645949   The General Idea drawings. Focusing on one specific and lesser-known aspect of the manifold practice of General Idea, the Canadian collective founded in Toronto in 1969 by Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal¿both deceased in 1994¿and AA Bronson, this volume highlights their drawing practice. It offers a generous insight into 125 carefully selected drawings realized between 1985 and 1993¿the period the collective spent in New York¿spanning the diversity and innovation of their singular approach to drawing and art. The publication's design is inspired by George Grosz's legendary Ecce Homo album (1922¿1923) because, according to AA Bronson, "the Anti-Semitism in Grosz's narrative is mirrored by the homophobia in ours. » Investigating motifs in the group's multimedia works such as poodles, stiletto heels, masks, heraldry, and metamorphosed genitalia, these drawings were primarily produced by Jorge Zontal during group meetings. However, given General Idea's mandate for co-authorship, as well as the circumstances under which they were executed, the drawings are considered to be collaborative. Although they are done entirely by hand, the repetition of specific motifs follows a viral logic that is akin to General Idea's own penchant for mass r Voir moins