Artists on Ecce Homo: The Drawings of General Idea

Watch an evening of insightful writings and personal ruminations by distinguished New York-based artists and writers that took place at The Drawing Center October 27, 2022. Moderated by critic Alex Kitnick — Nayland Blake, Paige K. Bradley, Leidy Churchman, Maryam Hoseini, and Wayne Koestenbaum helped unpack General Idea's strange and compelling devices by reflecting, each, on a drawing from the exhibition Ecce Homo: The Drawings of General Idea. These drawings are little-known and reveal another side of the group's multi-faceted practice. Where General Idea's work typically deals with the media's codes, and takes the form of films, performances, and magazines, these drawings disclose a more handmade and spontaneous quality—though play, camp, and pathos are still very much evident.