National Gallery of Canada

General Idea, Fin de siècle (detail), 1990. Installation with acrylic fake fur, plastic, straw, expanded polystyrene.

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Shawna Dempsey & Lorri Millan, Lesbian National Park and Services: A Force of Nature, First performed: July 1997, Banff National Park, Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta.

Over the rainbow: Works by LGBTQ2S+ Artists.

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In the most comprehensive retrospective on the trio ever produced, the NGC brings together more than 200 works exploring General Idea’s career.

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Open Studio

General Idea, Snobird: A Public Sculpture for The 1984 Miss General Idea Pavillion

Let the artwork inspire you to dig in and have fun connecting, cooperating and creating. Our friendly bilingual Interpreters will be on hand to support you . A buffet of art materials awaits!

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GI TV

This webpage offers a selection of General Idea’s video works available to stream for free during the course of the exhibition.

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In this entertaining audio tour, artists and experts from across the country and across generations share their thoughts on General Idea.

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On View

Women in red top, standing looking in distance.

Geneviève Cadieux, Barcelone (detail), 2003–21. inkjet prints on vinyl. © Geneviève Cadieux Photo: Courtesy the artist

Geneviève Cadieux: Barcelone

Exterior along South façade

Rashid Johnson: Capsule

Until January 5, 2023

National Collection

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FILE Megazine, vol. 1, no. 1 (Mr. Peanut), 15 April 1972, offset periodical

Your Collection

Artist Magazines: Beyond Gallery Walls

Artist magazines are publications that are produced by artists or contain significant content provided by artists. The lure of this format persists, and every decade sees its own iteration.

June 15, 2022

Around the World

Stan Douglas: 2011 ≠ 1848

Recognized as one of Canada’s most acclaimed contemporary artists whose multidisciplinary practice includes films, photographs and—more recently—theatre productions, Stan Douglas has continually...

Initiatives

Focus series — Encounters: The Arctic

Since the late nineteenth century, photography has recorded encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the Arctic. This image history is revelatory and elusive, and replete with...