Jorge Zontal

Jorge Zontal

Slobodan Saia-Levy (born 1944 in Parma, Italy – February 3, 1994), publicly known as Jorge Zontal, was a Canadian artist. Zontal was born in Parma, Italy, in 1944, the son of Yugoslav refugees. He grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, and in 1968 he earned a degree in architecture at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he also studied film making and acting. Zontal died on February 3, 1994 of AIDS-related causes. Soon after graduation, he met Felix Partz and AA Bronson while working on a film in Toronto and their group, General Idea, soon became an active part of the Canadian and then the international art scene.

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  • Place of Birth : Parma, Italy
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Jorge Zontal Movies

  • 1974
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    Blocking

    Blocking

    1 1974 HD

    This performance was held on June 19, 1974 at The Western Front, an artist-run centre in Vancouver. It was the first of General Idea’s five...

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  • 1979
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    Test Tube

    Test Tube

    1 1979 HD

    Produced by De Appel, Amsterdam, while General Idea was in residence there, Test Tube was conceived as a program for television. Presented under the...

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  • 1984
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    Shut the Fuck Up

    Shut the Fuck Up

    1 1984 HD

    Using ironic and iconic excerpts from television and film from the 1960s, such as The Joker character from Batman and part of the historic footage of...

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  • 1977
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    Pilot

    Pilot

    1 1977 HD

    Produced for public television broadcast in Ontario, Pilot takes the form of a prime-time newsmagazine, with General Idea as the subject. As hosts,...

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  • 1969
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    God is My Gigolo

    God is My Gigolo

    1 1969 HD

    The Canadian artists’ group General Idea’s first and only film work, God is my Gigolo (1969), was shot in black and white on 16mm film...

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  • 2008
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    General Idea: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle

    General Idea: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle

    1 2008 HD

    "GENERAL IDEA: Art, AIDS and the fin de siècle is a humorous, informative and ultimately poignant documentary about General Idea. Formed in...

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  • 1978
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    Hands Across the Border

    Hands Across the Border

    1 1978 HD

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