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who is john giorno?
By ugo rondinonea map of the human soul? an object of desire? an imaginary friend? a belief?
WE LOVE JOHN GIORNO
By Laura Hoptman and Mónica de la TorreUgo Rondinone: I ♥ John Giorno is a sprawling, multipart exhibition that presents the extraordinary life and work of poet, artist, activist, and muse John Giorno. Encompassing nine nonprofit venues around Manhattan and a total of fifteen partnering institutions, the exhibition features paintings, films, sound installations, drawings, archival presentations, performances, and a video environment by both Giorno himself as well as by others whom he has inspired.
THANX 4 NOTHING ON MY 70TH BIRTHDAY IN 2006
By John GiornoI want to give my thanks to everyone for everything,
III. SLEEP
SWISS INSTITUTE by Simon CastetsLong before the I ♥ John Giorno rallying cry came to be heard resounding through the cavernous halls of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, and decades before an array of New York institutions joined forces to amplify these words of devoted affection, John Giorno was on camera, beloved.
JOHN GIORNO AT EIGHTY
By Lee RanaldoI celebrate John’s life and work, now in his 80th year! I knew about John from his long relationships with Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, among others, but mostly I knew of him as the guy behind the Dial-A-Poem phone service that began in the mid-sixties, presented initially at venues like The Museum of Modern Art in 1970.
IV. DIAL-A-POEM
RED BULL ARTS by Max WolfOver the course of sixty years, John Giorno challenged what he saw as a fatigued tradition of poetry: a dynamic that placed the poet on a page, and the audience in a library.
VII. JOHN GIORNO READS
By Katy Dammers“I moved here after I got back from Tangier, thinking that I was going to be here for a month, or at the most three months. I had no idea that I was going to spend the rest of my life here,”
INTERVIEW BY A POET
By John Giorno and Andy Warhol“Andy and I made the “Andy Warhol Interviewed by a Poet” in June and July 1963, as a parody, a fake interview, about nothing and for nothing.
VIII. GIORNO POETRY SYSTEMS
By WHITE COLUMNSFounded by the poet and artist John Giorno in the late 1960s, in the context of the civil rights movement and an increasingly divisive Vietnam War, Giorno Poetry Systems sought to create both new audiences and a new relevance for poetry.
IX. EVERYONE GETS LIGHTER
By Harry BurkeHis work fizzes across styles and scenes with an energy that touches on the tang one may experience on a sultry afternoon in Lower Manhattan.
PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
By Phong Bui“I chose love and friendship over work, then work and friendship over suspended disbelief – won’t love conquer all?” —Bill Berkson
EVERYONE GETS LIGHTER
By John GiornoLife is lots of presents, and every single day you get a big bunch of gifts
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
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WE LOVE JOHN GIORNO
– By Laura Hoptman and Mónica de la Torre -
WIDE STEPS UP (FOR JOHN GIORNO)
– By Fanny Howe -
who is john giorno?
– By ugo rondinone
WE ALL GO BACK TO WHERE WE BELONG
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I. WE ALL GO BACK TO WHERE WE BELONG
– HIGH LINE ART by Melanie Kress -
JOHN GIORNO AT EIGHTY
– By Lee Ranaldo
THANX 4 NOTHING
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II. THANX 4 NOTHING
– By SKY ART -
GIORNO AS MUSE
– By Francine Prose -
BOXED
– By David Platzker -
THANX 4 NOTHING ON MY 70TH BIRTHDAY IN 2006
– By John Giorno
SLEEP
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III. SLEEP
– SWISS INSTITUTE by Simon Castets -
WARHOL'S SLEEP
– By Klaus Biesenbach -
INTERVIEW BY A POET
– By John Giorno and Andy Warhol
DIAL-A-POEM
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IV. DIAL-A-POEM
– RED BULL ARTS by Max Wolf -
On Dial-A-Poem
– By Paul Elliman -
NOTES FROM ÉDOUARD GLISSANT'S POETIC INTENTION
– By Adam Pendleton
BALLING BUDDHA
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V. BALLING BUDDHA
– By Sarah Watson -
VERSES COMMEMORATING THE GREAT POET JOHN GIORNO YESHE DORJE
– By Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal -
EMPTIED OUT
– By Dodie Bellamy -
LIBERATION
– By Marcus Boon -
AIDS TREATMENT PROJECT
– By Kevin Killian -
THERE WAS A BAD TREE
– By John Giorno
BACK TO SLEEP
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TALKING ABOUT TALKING, IN MY SLEEP
– By Carlo McCormick -
JOHN GIORNO SLEEPWALKER
– By Franck Gautherot
SLEEPTALKER PIERRE HUYGHE
JOHN GIORNO READS
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VII. JOHN GIORNO READS
– By Katy Dammers -
GIORNO & THE POETRY PROJECT
– By Stacy Szymaszek -
JOHN GIORNO: ACTIVITY DEMON YESHE NORBU
– By Anne Waldman -
STYLE
– By Eileen Myles
GIORNO POETRY SYSTEMS
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VIII. GIORNO POETRY SYSTEMS
– By WHITE COLUMNS -
GIORNO POETRY SYSTEMS LP COVERS
– By Alan Licht -
BURROUGHS ON GPS
– By Shannon Ebner
EVERYONE GETS LIGHTER
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IX. EVERYONE GETS LIGHTER
– By Harry Burke -
DANCING WITH JOHN AND WILLIAM
– By Laurie Anderson -
IT'S HOW YOU HANDLE IT
– By Martín Rodríguez-Gaona -
EVERYONE GETS LIGHTER
– By John Giorno
VENUES
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VENUES
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
– By Phong Bui -
EDITOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
– By Mónica de la Torre and Laura Hoptman
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