General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
General Idea
September 22, 2023—January 14, 2024
Gropius Bau, Berlin

General Idea

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Exhibition view: General Idea, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti

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Challenging both the art world and society at large, General Idea remain a lastingly influential artist group whose groundbreaking practice spans 25 years. In the most comprehensive retrospective on the trio ever produced, the Gropius Bau presents more than 200 works from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.

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Exhibition views

<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div></div></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: <strong>General Idea</strong>, Gropius Bau, Berlin 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>

Selected exhibited works

example
General Idea
AIDS, 1989/2021

Lacquered metal
200,7 x 201,3 x 100,3 cm
example
General Idea
Copyright (Bleach on Denim) #5, 1988

Bleach on denim
69 x 69 x 8,5 cm
example
General Idea
Leather and Denim Copyright #1, 1987
Leather appliqué on denim, copper rivets
38,1 x 38,1 x 7,6 cm
example
AA Bronson
Untitled (For General Idea), 1997

Set of three white Bertoia chairs with red/green/blue vinyl cushions
73 x 54 x 58 cm each, seat height 46 cm, 3 parts
example
General Idea
Dr. Yes, 1994
Felt pen on adhesive backed paper on found publication (Ian Fleming, Dr. No, 1965)
17,8 x 11,1 x 1,3 cm (unframed)
39,5 x 29,4 x 5 cm (framed)
example
General Idea
AIDS Cross (Cadmium Red Light), 1991/2021
Acrylic on linen
5 panels, 150 x 150 cm each
450 x 450 cm overall
example
General Idea
AIDS (Red), 1989/2021

Powder coated stainless steel
70 x 70 x 35 cm (sculpture)
90 x 70 x 35 cm (plinth)
example
General Idea
AIDS (prototype), 1989/2021
Maple, wax finish
70 x 70 x 35 cm

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