General Idea. FILE Megazine, near complete set

Toronto, Art Official, 1972-1987. Edited and designed by General Idea, the Canadian artist trio A.A. Bronson, Jorge Zontal, and Felix Partz. Collection of 22 (of 26) original issues, all published from Vol. 1 to Vol. 6 No. 3, and (with a new consecutive numbering introduced in 1986) Nos. 25 to 29. Lacking only Vol. 1 No. 1; Vol. 2 No. 3; Vol. 2 No. 5; No. 25. All issues in tabloid format, 35.5 x 28 cm, 64-146 pp. Vol. 5 No. 1 includes a flexidisc. Condition varies from (very) good with light wear or soiling (16 numbers), to rather worn (4) or in poor condition (2).

First published in the year that LIFE-Magazine ceased publication, FILE adopted the lay-out of its front cover, size and style. Issues are mostly theme-based: Women's Issue, Paris Issue, Mondo Nudo, NYC Issue, Punk Issue, People Issue, Artists Directory, Image Bank Issue, People Issue, Transgression Issue, Global Downtown, Foreign Agents, The Re-Materialization of the Art Object, X Ray Sex, Mondo Cane, Kama Sutra, etc. File 6 No. 1/2 is a retrospective number on General Idea and File, 1968-1984. The astonishing line-up of FILE contributors include Kathy Acker, Jimmy De Sana, Andy Warhol, William Burroughs, David Byrne, Cindy Sherman, Richard Prince, Pasolini, Robert Cumming, Nino Longobardi, Marina Abramovic & Ulay, Pierre Molinier, Kim Gordon, Mike Kelley, Ray Johnson, Anna Banana, Marcia Resnick, Joseph Beuys, Antonio Muntadas, Barbara Kruger and others.