General Idea. AIDS (Amsterdam Tram Project), 1990

Poster on plastic sticker sheet, 62.5 x 63.5 cm. Titled 'Amsterdam Tram Project', and numbered '40/40' in blue pen in lower left. Signed 'General Idea' and dated '1990' in blue pen in lower right. Excellent copy, super rare.

The AIDS stickers, designed after Robert Indiana's LOVE motif, and part of the Imagevirus series, were produced by Fodor Museum in conjunction with General Idea's participation in the exhibition 'Art Meets Science and Spirituality in a Changing Economy'. They were mounted on advertising side panels of seven trams, but only for a short while, as tram conductors refused to drive their vehicle bearing the logo. Ref: General Idea, National Gallery of Canada Ottawa/ JRP Editions 2022 p. 288.