ART
interview by JÉRÔME SANS
portraits by DAVIT GIORGADZE
aa bronson is the sole remaining member of the cult art group general idea, known for file megazine, a parody of life magazine. he was an emblematic figure in the gay liberation movement of the late ’60s and all through the aids crisis. he has since introduced healing into his art practice and in 2008 created the art project, school for young shamans. across more than five decades of work, love has been the through line.
JÉRÔME SANS — How did you meet your two partners at the collective General Idea?
AA BRONSON — I was studying architecture in Winnipeg, Canada, and I dropped out of university with a group of friends in 1966 to start an underground newspaper, a commune, and a free school. I went to Toronto because it had the biggest and most interesting commune in the world….