General Idea — FILE Magazine Vol. 5

FILE Magazine Vol. 5 is a key issue from General Idea’s influential artist-run publication, originally conceived as a subversive mirror of mass-media magazines. Blending art, graphic design, parody, and institutional critique, FILE functioned as both a platform and an artwork, challenging authorship, distribution, and cultural authority. Vol. 5 reflects General Idea’s sharp editorial voice and remains a collectible document of late-20th-century conceptual and media-based art.