GENERAL IDEA "THE HAND OF THE SPIRIT" SCREENPRINT, 1987In 1967, General Idea was founded in Toronto by AA Bronson (b. 1946), Felix Partz (1945 1994), and Jorge Zontal (1944 1994). Over the course of 25 years, they made a significant contribution to postmodern and conceptual art in Canada and beyond. The group was both prolific and multi disciplinary long before it became de rigueur. They with photography, sculpture, painting, mail art, video, installation, multiples, and performance. With their subversive

Pachter’s most cherished images take archetypes of Canadiana -- the barn

Provenance: Acquired from Wilma Wilcox

She frequently adopts an anonymous textile pattern

The castle's baroque architecture of straight lines and a smooth facade contrasts and accentuates Koon's luscious

Sundance Film Festival

Doig employs Expressionist hues to create a contemplative dreamscape that is timeless

He applied paint directly from the tube

Art Canada Institute

as well as a treasure from a pivotal period of his career

Until the mid-1980s (when they introduced their iconic AIDS pieces)

Centered on a handpainted background

His best-known period of work began in the early 1960s when he began receiving many public work commissions