John Giorno
- Introduction
- John Giorno (December 4, 1936 – October 11, 2019) was an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep (1964). He was also an AIDS activist and fundraiser, and a long-time practitioner of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
- Wikidata
- Q642513
Exhibitions
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Various Artists, Serge Béguier, Gianni Bertini, Henri Chopin, François Dufrêne, Dora Feilane, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Paul-Armand Gette, John Giorno, Brion Gysin, Bernard Heidsieck, Alain Jouffroy, Rodolfo Krasno, Jean-Clarence Lambert, Jean-Jacques Lévêque, Gabriel Paris, Laura Sheleen Revue OU Cinquième Saison, no. 25 1965
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John Giorno, Dieter Roth, Ed Bereal, Ronaldo Ferri, Bernar Venet, Mischa Petrow, Claes Oldenburg, Jean Reavey, Adrian Nutbeam, Betty Dodson, Toby Mussman, Various Artists S.M.S. No. 6 1968
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John Giorno Chinese Fortune Game from S.M.S. No. 6 1968
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John Giorno, Anne Waldman, Les Levine John Giorno & Anne Waldman 1977
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Various Artists, Laurie Anderson, John Giorno, William S. Burroughs You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With, 1981
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John Giorno Dial-A-Poem 1968/2012
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John Giorno Archive of Dial-A-Poem 1968/2012
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