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John Giorno Biography

1936 Born New York, NY. 2019 Died New York, NY.

Education

1958 Columbia College, New York, NY

Solo Exhibitions

2021 “,” Almine Rech, London, 12 October – 13 November “John Giorno,” Sperone Westwater, New York, 25 March – 28 May 2019 “John Giorno: DO THE UNDONE,” Sperone Westwater, New York, 5 September – 26 October 2017 “John Giorno,” Elizabeth Dee, New York “: I ♥ LOVE JOHN GIORNO,” a cross-institutional exhibition (Artists space, Howl, The Kitchen, Red Bull Studios, Sky Arts, Swiss Institute, Hunter College), New York “SPACE FORGETS YOU,” Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich 2016 Le Case D’Arte, Milan 2015 “UGO RONDINONE: I ♥ JOHN GIORNO,” Palais de Tokyo, Paris “SPACE FORGETS YOU,” Elizabeth Dee, New York 2014 “John Giorno,” Max Wigram at Independent Projects, New York 2013 “Le cri du mur,” Palais de Tokyo, Paris 2012 “John Giorno - Paintings,” Almine Rech Gallery, Paris “Thanx 4 Nothing,” Faux Mouvement Centre d’Art contemporain, Metz, France “Interventions sur le bâtiment,” Palais de Tokyo, Paris 2011 “Star 69: Dial-A-Poem Relics,” The Bauer Hotel, Campo San Moise, Venice 2010 “Eating the sky,” Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels “Diagonales,” Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Puteaux, France “Sonopoetics (de la parole à l’image, de la poésie au son),” Institut Supérieur pour l’Étude du Langage Plastique, Brussels “John Giorno: Black Paintings and Drawings,” Nicole Klagsbrun, New York 2009 “LIFE IS A KILLER,” Galerie Almine Rech, Paris 2008 “Graffiti Wall Paintings,” Galerie ENSA Ecole Superior, Limoges, France 2007 “LA SAGEZZA DELLE STREGHE/ WISDOM OT THE WITCHES / LA SAGESSE DES SORCIÈRES,” Kaplan Project n°3, Naples 2005 “Millions of Stars Come into my Heart, Welcome home,” Galerie du Jour Agnès b., Paris 1992 “Chacun Est Une Deception Total,” Galerie Jacques Donguy, Paris

Group Exhibitions

2021-22 “Paul Destribats: Petits papiers du 20e siècle,” Centre Pompidou, Paris, 19 May 2021 – 31 January 2022 2021 “WE GAVE A PARTY FOR THE GODS AND ALL THE GODS CAME,” Electropark Festival, Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Italy, 10 – 13 June “From The Archives: White Columns & 112 Greene Street – 1970-2021,” White Columns, New York, 5 June – 31 July “I know where I'm going, Who can I be now?,” The Modern Institute, Glasgow, 1 – 22 May SPERONE WESTWATER 257 Bowery New York 10002 T + 1 212 999 7337 F + 1 212 999 7338 www.speronewestwater.com

“Rites of Spring,” Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY, 17 April – ongoing “Ray Johnson: What a Dump,” David Zwirner, New York, 8 April – 22 May “Doomed and Famous: Selections from the Adrian Dannatt Collection,” Miguel Abreu, New York, 16 January – 13 March 2020 “All in One,” Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, 14 November – 12 December “It Never Ends,” curated by John M. Armleder, KANAL Centre Pompidou, Brussels, 24 September – 27 December “Color & Complexity: 30 Years at Durham Press,” Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA, 19 January – 3 May (catalogue) 2019 “You Got to Burn to Shine,” Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, 4 February – 7 April 2017 “Voyage d’hiver,” curated by The Palais de Tokyo, the Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France “Call and Response: Recent Acquisitions from The Bass Collection,” The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach “OVER THE RAINBOW,” Praz-Delavallade Gallery, Los Angeles 2016 “SEEABLE/SAYABLE,” Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo “Ill Seen Ill Said,” White Flag Projects, Saint Louis “Looking Back / The 10th White Columns Annual,” selected by Matthew Higgs, White Columns, New York 2015 “The Exhibition of a Film,” by Matthew Copeland, Centre Pompidou, Paris “Artists and Poets,” Secession, Vienna 2014 “Sed Tantum Dic Verbo (Just Say The Word),” Blain Southern, Berlin 2013 “Ceremonie,” Melina Gloss Gallery, Paris “Futur simple: saison 1,” FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon, France “Kilomètres / heure,” Musée du Château des ducs de Wurtemberg, Montbéliard, France “39 Great Jones,” Eva Presenhuber Gallery, Zurich 2012 “Le paysage, l’art et le fleuve,” Estuaire Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, France “Ecstatic Alphabets / Heaps of Language,” The , New York “Les Maîtres du désordre,” Musée du quai Branly, Paris 2011 “15 Minutes: Homage to ,” Pollock Krasner House & Study Center, East Hampton, NY “It’s For You: Conceptual Art and the Telephone,” Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT “Star 69: Dial-A-Poem Relics,” The Bauer Hotel, Campo San Moise, Venice “WE GAVE A PARTY FOR THE GODS AND THE GODS ALL CAME, last party,” Kaplan’s Project n°3, Naples 2010 “It’s All American,” Inaugural exhibition, New Jersey Museum of Contemporary Art “Rip It Up and Start Again,” Artists Space, New York 2009 “Modern modern,” Chelsea Art Museum, New York 2008 “Traces du Sacré,” Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France “Printed in France,” Jordan Seydoux Gallery, Berlin “Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art,” Barbican Centre, London “LA CHUTE OU LA LUTTE/ LA CADUTTA O LA LOTTA/ FALL OR FIGHT,” Kaplan’s Project n°3, Naples “KAPLAN’S PROJECTIONS: dans un monde de plus en plus sombre / in a darkest and darkest mood/ in un contesto sempre più buio,” Kaplan’s Project n°3, Naples 2007 Galerie d’art Contemporain, Hôtel de Ville de Besançon, Besançon, France “WELCOMING THE FLOWERS,” Senior & Shopmaker Gallery, New York “Words and Music,” Michael Berger Gallery, Pittsburgh 2006 “Renegades 25 Years of Performance at Exit Art,” Exit Art, New York 2005 “Multiplo – 3,” N.O.Gallery - Giannattasio, Milan “Multiplo – 1,” N.O.Gallery - Giannattasio, Milan 2004 “Multiple Strategies,” Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati “c neal ephemeras,” Centre National de l’Estampe de l’Art Imprimé, Chatou, France SPERONE WESTWATER 257 Bowery New York 10002 T + 1 212 999 7337 F + 1 212 999 7338 www.speronewestwater.com

2003 “Zona People 1974-1985,” Non profit art space – Firenze, Musée d´Art Moderne et Contemporain, Geneva 2002 “Lowland Lullaby,” SI Swiss Institute, New York 1997 “Konkrete Poesie: Konzeptuelle Kunst,” Städtische Galerie, Rosenheim, Germany 1993 Galerie Donguy, Paris “FABULOUS SEX/COMPASSION,” Artists Space, New York 1992 Kunstwerke Gallery, Berlin Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, New York

Performances

2017 Rubin Block Party: Sounds of the Street, The Rubin Museum of Art, New York 2015 SPACE FORGETS YOU, Elizabeth Dee, New York 2011 Star 69: Dial-A-Poem Relics, The Bauer Hotel, Campo San Moise, Venice 2010 Lorca, please help me!, Garcia Lorca Centre, Granada Woodland Pattern 30th Anniversary, Milwaukee Readings in Contemporary Poetry at Dia Chelsea, Dia Chelsea, New York This Is Not A Reading Series, Toronto Oil Kills Poets Spill, Marble Cemetery, New York Gysin’s Ghost: Poetry Marathon, New Museum, New York HOWL! Festival, Tompkins Square Park, New York 2009 Festival d’Automne, 104, Paris LIFE IS A KILLER, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris 2008 Manifesto Marathon, Serpentine Gallery, London , Kosmopolis Festival, Barcelona Nagano Festival, Neon Hall, Nagano, Japan Giorno Poetry Systems, Yokohama Festival, ZAIM, Yokohama, Japan Giorno Poetry Systems, ENSA, Limoges, France Giorno Poetry Systems, Fondation Cartier, Paris Giorno Poetry Systems, Palais de Tokyo, Paris Giorno Poetry Systems, Mind Opener, Dijon, France 2007 Giorno Poetry Systems, Mind Opener, Besançon, France The Third Mind: Carte Blanche to Ugo Rondinone, Palais de Tokyo, Paris 2006 Giorno Poetry Systems, Festival Living Voice, Marseille 2005 Giorno Poetry Systems, Mind Opener, Dijon, France, Besançon, France 2002 Lowland Lullaby, Ugo Rondinone, Swiss Institute, New York 1999 Central Park Summer Stage, New York 1997 Raspberry & Pornographic Poem, Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York 1994 Fabulous Sex/Compassion, AIDS Treatment Project Benefit, Beacon Theater, New York Giorno Poetry Systems, Fabulous Sex/Compassion, AIDS Treatment Project Benefit, Beacon Theater, New York 1987 Where the Road Meets the Rubber, AIDS Treatment Project Benefit, Beacon Theater, New York Giorno Poetry Systems, Where the Road Meets the Rubber, AIDS Treatment Project Benefit, Beacon Theater, New York 1981 Giorno Poetry Systems, The Red Night Tour 1971-80 Giorno Poetry Systems, The Nyingmapa Buddhist Benefits 1978 The Third Eye, The Nova Convention, New York 1970 Giorno Poetry Systems, The First Annual New Year’s Eve Benefit, St. Mark’s Church, New York 1969-70 Giorno Poetry Systems, The Release Benefits, St. Mark’s Church, New York 1969 The Release Benefits, St. Mark’s Church, New York 1968 Giorno Poetry Systems, Central Park Poetry Events, New York

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Dial-a-Poem

In 1968, Giorno created DIAL-A-POEM using a telephone service to communicate poetry in a modern idiom. More than one million people used the service, which inspired a range of artistic and commercial applications such as Dial-A-Joke, Dial Sports and Dial-A-Horoscope.

2017 UGO RONDINONE: I ♥ LOVE JOHN GIORNO, Red Bull Studios, New York 2012 Ecstatic Alphabets / Heaps of Language, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 1992 Poemfone, New York 1985 Montreal, Canada 1983 Berlin and 12 Cities in West Germany 1980 Amberson, PA 1976 TELEPOEM, Venice, CA DIAL-A-POEM, Milwaukee, WI Indianapolis, IN Louisville, KY 1975 PHONE-A-POEM, Cambridge, MA 1973 Albany, NY 1972 The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia 1970 The Museum of Modern Art, New York Amsterdam Cardiff, Wales, UK London 1969 Art by Telephone, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Operaseji Fers, (Frisian Language), Leeuwarden, the Netherlands 1968 The Architectural League of New York, New York

Electronic Sensory Poem Environments (ESPE)

1970 Cum 1969 Johnny Guitar 1968 Purple Heart 1967 Chromosome and Raspberry 1965 Subway Poem

CD’s, LP’s, Cassettes

1998 The Best of William Burroughs, 4 CD box set 1993 Cash Cow, CD 1992 Paul Alberts, Shubert/Mozart CD 1989 Like a Girl, I Want You to Keep Coming, CD, Cassette, GPS 040 I’m Rock Hard, John Giorno Band LP, GPS 041 1987 Smack My Crack, LP, CD, cassette, GPS 038 1986 A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse, LP, CD, cassette GPS 035 1984 Better an Old Demon, Than a New God, LP, GPS 033 Lenny Kay Connection, I’ve Got A Right, LP, GPS 032 1983 You’re a Hook, The 15th Year Anniversary of DIAL-A-POEM LP, GPS 030 1982 One Wold Poetry, LP, GPS 028-29 Life is a Killer, LP, GPS 027 Who You Staring At?, Glenn Braca/John Giorno LP, GPS 025 1981 You’re the Guy I Want to Share My Money With, William S. Burroughs, John Giorno, LP, GPS 020-021; cassettes, GPS 022 023 SPERONE WESTWATER 257 Bowery New York 10002 T + 1 212 999 7337 F + 1 212 999 7338 www.speronewestwater.com

1980 Sugar, Alcohol, Meat, LP, GPS 018-19 1979 The Nova Convention, LP, GPS 014-015; cassettes, GPS 016-017. 1978 Big Ego, LP, GPS 012-103 1977 John Giorno & Ann Waldman, LP, GPS 010-011 1976 Totally Corrupt, LP, GPS 008-009 William S. Burroughs/ John Giorno, LP, GPS 006-007 1975 Biting Off the Tongue of a Corpse, LP, GPS 005 1974 Disconnected, LP, GPS 003-004 1972 DIAL-A-POEM Poets, LP, GPS 001-002 1967 Raspberry & Pornographic Poem, LP

Radio

With the release of each LP, 400 albums are sent to FM and college radio stations across the country where they receive heavy air play. Millions of people hear the records.

1981 Satellite Radio Poets 1976-79 The Poetry Experiment, WBAI-FM, a weekly series of programs 1971 WPAX, Radio programs recorded in New York with , and broadcast on radio to American soldiers in South Vietnam 1970 Radio Free Poetry, The Software Show at the Jewish Museum, New York, NY, US

Home Video

1990 Giorno Video Pak 5, Old Habits Die Hard 1989 Giorno Video Pak 4, Gang of Souls 1987 Giorno Video Pak3, It’s clean, It Just Looks Dirty 1985 Giorno Video Pak 2, Burroughs, The Movie, Directed by Howard Brookner 1984 Giorno Video Pak 1

Films

2015 THANX 4 NOTHING by Ugo Rondine 2008 JG reads by Rirkrit Tiravanija 1998 Sleep Talking by Pierre Huyghe 1995 No Accident, by Michel Negroponte Loving Kindness, by Peter Ungerleider 1982 Poetry in Motion, directed by 1971 September in Jessore Road, Starring 1963 Lead Role in Sleep, Andy Warhol’s First Movie

Books

2020 GREAT DEMON KINGS: A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment, Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008 SUBDUING DEMONS IN AMERICA, Selected Poems 1962-2007, Counter Point/Soft Scull Press, New York 1994 You Got To Burn To Shine, Serpent’s Tail Press 1985 Grasping at Emptiness, Kulchur Foundation SPERONE WESTWATER 257 Bowery New York 10002 T + 1 212 999 7337 F + 1 212 999 7338 www.speronewestwater.com

1980 Suicide Sutra, Christian Bourgeois Editeur, Paris, FR 1977 Shit, Piss, Blood & Brains, The Painted Bride Press, Philadelphia 1973 Cancer in My Left Ball, Something Else Press 1971 Cum, Adventures in Poetry, New York, NY, US. 1970 Cunt, Marz Verlag, Dharmstadt 1970 Balling Buddha, Kulchur Press 1969 Johnny Guitar, Angel Hair Books 1967 Poems by John Giorno, Mother Press 1964 The American Book of the Dead

Selected Bibliography

2021 Gerlis, Melanie. “Art market confidence hits seven-year high.” www.ft.com (Financial Times), 22 July 2021. “Tela monumentale John Giorno al Ducale per Electropark.” www.ansa.it (ANSA), 9 June 2021. “Gallery Guide: Hamptons” DuJour, Summer 2021. MacAdam, Barbara A. “John Giorno.” brooklynrail.org (The Rail), 11 May 2021. Perry, Barlo. “John Giorno.” paris-la.com (Paris LA), 2 May 2021. Yau, John. “John Giorno’s Beautifully Disgruntled Poem-Paintings.” hyperallergic.com (Hyperallergic), 24 April 2021. Barylski, Nicole. “LongHouse Reserve To Hold Annual Rites Of Spring Celebration This Weekend.” Hamptons.com, 14 April 2021. “John Giorno.” theguide.art (TheGuide.art), 7 April 2021. 2020 Espitia, Edward. “A Great Opera.” DuJour, Fall 2020, 160. Giorno, John. “In a New Memoir, John Giorno Recalls the Night Andy Warhol Conceived of an Epic Anti-Film While Watching Him Sleep—Read an Excerpt Here.” news.artnet.com (Artnet News), 3 September 2020. Dery, Mark. “John Giorno: Fighting the Battle of Gay Liberation in a Homophobic World.” www.lithub.com (Literary Hub), 14 August 2020. Portwood, Jerry. “RS Recommends: John Giorno’s ‘Great Demon Kings’ Memoir.” www.rollingstone.com (Rolling Stone), 10 August 2020. Hainey, Michael. “Three New Memoirs Offer a Glimpse Into the Writer’s Mind.” www.nytimes.com (The New York Times), 7 August 2020. Harris, Gareth. “Art, enlightenment and plenty of sex: life according to John Giorno.” www.theartnewspaper.com (The Art Newspaper), 4 August 2020. Vitale, Tom. “Giorno Worked 25 Years On His Memoir. It’s Being Released Posthumously.” www.npr.org (NPR), 3 August 2020. Giorno, John. “‘Very Pop!’: An Excerpt from the Memoir of John Giorno, Andy Warhol’s ‘60s Muse and Lover.” www.vogue.com (Vogue), 3 August 2020. Rathe, Adam, and Liz Cantrell. “The Best Books to Read This August.” www.townandcountrymag.com (Town & Country), 1 August 2020. Weinreich, Regina. “Chronicler of the Avant-Garde.” www.easthamptonstar.com (East Hampton Star), 30 July 2020. Dafoe, Taylor. “A New Foundation Dedicated to the Late Artist John Giorno Will Transform His Bowery Home Into an Archive and Grant-Giving Hub.” news.artnet.com (Artnet News), 20 July 2020. Giorno, John. “Sleeping With Andy Warhol.” New York, 20 July – 2 August 2020, pp. 1, 34-39, 77. Hoptman, Laura, Fanny Howe, , Joan Jonas, and Ugo Rondinone. “John Giorno 1936-2019.” Artforum, February 2020, cover, 158-165. SPERONE WESTWATER 257 Bowery New York 10002 T + 1 212 999 7337 F + 1 212 999 7338 www.speronewestwater.com

Mehalakes Lucks, Elaine. Color & Complexity: 30 Years at Durham Press. Exhibition catalogue. Allentown: Allentown Art Museum, 2020. 2019 Arcade, Penny. “In Memoriam: John Giorno: The Life and Death of a Poet.” brooklynrail.org (The Brooklyn Rail), December 2019/January 2020. Artforum. “Miz Cracker Visits: John Giorno.” Video. 12 December 2019. Seymour, Tom. “In memoriam: John Giorno (1936–2019).” www.walllpaper.com (Wallpaper*), 15 October 2019. Basciano, Oliver. “John Giorno – the New York radical who broke art and poetry’s boundaries.” www.theguardian.com (The Guardian), 15 October 2019. Spivack, Emily. “John Giorno on His Most Precious Possession.” www.nytimes.com (T – Style Magazine), 14 October 2019. Greenberger, Alex. “Remembering John Giorno Through His Poetic Art.” www.artnews.com (ARTnews), 14 October 2019. Pes, Javier. “The Beloved New York Artist, Beat Poet, and Warhol Film Star John Giorno Has Died.” news.artnet.com (Artnet News), 14 October 2019. Harris, Gareth. “Artist, activist and Andy Warhol muse John Giorno has died, aged 82.” www.theartnewspaper.com (The Art Newspaper), 14 October 2019. Jensen, Karen. “Legendary Poet John Giorno Dies at 82.” tricycle.org (Tricycle), 13 October 2019. Kennedy, Randy. “John Giorno, Who Moved Poetry Beyond the Printed Page, Dies at 82.” www.nytimes.com (The New York Times), 13 October 2019. “John Giorno Multidisciplinary Artist Poet Dies Age 82.” www.artlyst.com (Artlyst), 13 October 2019. Russeth, Andrew. “John Giorno, Storied Artist Who Expanded Poetry’s Possibilities, Is Dead at 82.” www.artnews.com (ARTnews), 12 October 2019. Ting, Jasmine. “Legendary Artist and Activist John Giorno Dies at 82.” www.papermag.com (Paper), 12 October 2019. “JOHN GIORNO (1936–2019).” www.artforum.com (Artforum), 12 October 2019. Scobie, Ilka. “Do The Undone: John Giorno at Sperone Westwater.” www.artlyst.com (Artlyst), 28 September 2019. Whitmer, Savannah. “Now at the Dawn of his Life.” officemagazine.net (Office), 26 September 2019. “The Approval Matrix.” New York, 16 – 29 September 2019, 124. Guadagnino, Kate. “The T List: What to See, Eat and Wear This Week.” www.nytimes.com (T – The New York Times Style Magazine), 4 September 2019. Haigney, Sophie. “Apple Transforms Central Park Into an Augmented Reality Gallery.” www.nytimes.com (The New York Times), 9 August 2019. Cascone, Sarah. “Apple Teams Up With the New Museum to Produce New Augmented Reality Projects by Nick Cave, Pipilotti Rist, and More.” news.artnet.com (Artnet News), 30 July 2019. 2018 Art for Rollins: The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, Volume III. Winter Park, FL: Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, 2018. Russeth, Andrew. “John Giorno Joins Sperone Westwater.” www.artnews.com (ARTnews), 29 November 2018. 2017 Pini, Gary. “The 10 Must-See Art Shows Opening This Week.” www.papermag.com (Paper), 14 September 2017. Spice, Anton. “Legendary beat poet John Giorno’s I’m Rock Hard is a snapshot of NYC’s hedonistic ‘80s underground.” thevinylfactory.com (The Vinyl Factory), 14 September 2017. McStay, Chantal. “I ♥ John Giorno and So Should You.” www.theparisreview.org (The Paris Review), 29 August 2017. Jovanovich, Alex. “John Giorno,” www.artforum.com (Artforum), 25 July 2017. Gotthardt, Alexxa. “Why Everyone Loves Poet, Warhol Muse, and Underground Hero John Giorno.” www.artsy.net (Artsy), 20 July 2017. SPERONE WESTWATER 257 Bowery New York 10002 T + 1 212 999 7337 F + 1 212 999 7338 www.speronewestwater.com

Thomas, Chris. “Prolific Gay Artist John Giorno Reflects on His New Retrospective, Andy Warhol & AIDS.” www.out.com (OUT Magazine), 19 July 2017. Galbraith, Lauria. “Everything is Joyous – An interview with John Giorno.” www.lionsroar.com (Lion’s Roar), 18 July 2017. Fitzpatrick, Jameson. “Love Poems: John Giorno around New York.” www.artinamericamagazine.com (Art in America), 29 June 2017. Solomon, Deborah. “Review: The Artist Ugo Rondinone Wins the Award for World’s Best Spouse.” www.wnyc.org (WNYC), 23 June 2017. Tazartes, Julia. “‘I ♥ John Giorno’: An Homage of Two Decades.” wwd.com (Women’s Wear Daily), 23 June 2017. Anderson, Samuel. “Behind the Exhibit: I ♥ John Giorno Talks About Career Of Collaboration.” dujour.com (DuJour), 23 June 2017. Eckardt, Stephanie. “Michael Stipe On How the Artist John Giorno (and Kirsten Dunst) Came to Star in R.E.M’s Final Music Videos.” www.wmagazine.com (W), 22 June 2017. “9 Art Events To Attend In This Week.” www.artnews.com (ARTnews), 21 June 2017. Freeman, Nate. “A Spin Through All 13 Venues of ‘Ugo Rondinone: I ♥ John Giorno’ in New York.” www.artnews.com (ARTnews), 21 June 2017. Thayer, Katheryn. “At Launch Of First Major U.S. Exhibition, John Giorno Talks About Career Of Collaboration.” www.forbes.com (Forbes), 21 June 2017. Krasinski, Jennifer. “Everybody ♥S John Giorno.” www.villagevoice.com (The Village Voice), 21 June 2017. Brumfitt, Stuart. “John Giorno Takes New York.” Amuse, 20 June 2017. Schilling, Mary Kaye. “New York is Celebrating John Giorno, One of Last Great Underground Artists.” www.newsweek.com (Newsweek), 10 June 2017. Dawson, Verne. “John Giorno.” BOMB, no. 140, Summer 2017. Scott, Andrea K. “Summer Art Preview.” www.newyorker.com (The New Yorker), 12 May 2017. Barone, Joshua. “A Retrospective For John Giorno.” The New York Times, 6 May 2017, C3. “NY hearts Giorno.” www.theartnewspaper.com (The Art Newspaper), 4 May 2017. 2016 Hoberman, Mara. “‘Ugo Rondinone: I ♥ John Giorno.’” www.artforum.com (Artforum), February 2016. Hultkrans, Andrew. “Watching the Mind.” Frieze, January 2016. 2015 Herbert, Martin. “Previewed: John Giorno.” ArtReview, December 2015, 36. Wychowanok, Thibaut. “A momentous interview between the incredible artist Ugo Rondinone and the legendary poet John Giorno.” www.numero.com (Numéro), 6 November 2015. Loos, Ted. “John Giorno’s New Show in Paris Was Organized by His Life Partner.” www.nytimes.com (The New York Times), 27 October 2015. “John Giorno’s Icon of Atheism at Elizabeth Dee.” news.artnet.com (Artnet News), 4 October 2015. “A Love Letter to John Giorno.” T – The New York Times Style Magazine, 25 October 2015, 62. “Artist John Giorno’s Legacy Celebrated by Ugo Rondinone.” W, 20 October 2015. “‘Ugo Rondinone: I [Heart] John Giorno’ Exhibition Celebration.” Vogue, Fall 2015. “I <3 John Giorno: Ugo Rondinone.” The Elephant Magazine, Fall 2015. Sulser, Eléonore. “John Giorno, Jeune poete de 78 ans.” www.letemps.ch (Le Temps), 30 April 2015. Brun-Lambert, David. “John Giorno, activiste artistique.” lecourrier.ch (Le Courrier), 25 April 2015. Russeth, Andrew. “Rising from the bunker.” www.artnews.com (ARTnews), 16 April 2015. Gopnik, Blake. “John Giorno’s Icon of Atheism at Elizabeth Dee.” news.artnet.com (Artnet News), 10 April 2015. Rudick, Clarke. “Getting high with king of the Bowery John Giorno.” i-d.vice.com (i-D), 7 April 2015. Earle-Levine, Julie. “John Giorno’s Half-Century on the Bowery.” www.nytimes.com (T – The New York Times Style Magazine), 1 April 2015. SPERONE WESTWATER 257 Bowery New York 10002 T + 1 212 999 7337 F + 1 212 999 7338 www.speronewestwater.com

Earnest, Jarrett. “In Conversation: Promiscuous Compassion.” The Brooklyn Rail, April 2015. Freeman, Nate. “‘Don’t Wait for Anything’: Dinner with John Giorno, and the Ghost of Burroughs.” observer.com (Observer), 30 March 2015. Shiffman, Allyson. “Tea Time with John Giorno: Poet, Artist, Burroughs’ Roomie, and Warhol’s Homie.” bullettmedia.com (Bullett), 4 February 2015. “Watching the Mind.” Frieze, Winter 2015. “John Giorno.” Interview, 2015. 2014 Valbonesi, Ilari. “Una Nuova Età Della Poesia/a New Age of Poetry.” Arteecritica, February- March 2014, 52-55. 2013 Pruitt, Rob. “John Giorno.” www.interviewmagazine.com (Interview), 2 April 2013. L.B. “John Giorno.” L’Officiel Arts, January-February 2013. 2012 Desmille, Sylvain. “Tombeau de Giorno.” Digital Magazine, September 2012. Liebs, Holger. “Buon Giorno.” MONOPOL, July 2012. Frimbois, Jean-Pierre. “Le désordre selon Jean de Loisy.” Art Actuel, no. 81, Summer 2012. Giorno John, Iwona Blazwick, and Laura Hoptman. Live Forever: . Exhibition catalogue. New York: New Museum; London: Phaidon Press Ltd., 2012. 2011 Schwendener, Martha. “Celebrating Warhol at a Shrine to Pollock.” The New York Times, 9 October 2011, LI10. 2010 “John Giorno.” Bowery Artist Tribute, Vol. 2. New York: New Museum, 2010, p. 7-8. Maul, Tim. “John Giorno.” Art in America, October 2010. Cohen, David. “Twister: John Giorno at Nicole Klasbrun.” www.artcritical.com (artcritical), 10 June 2010. Benderson, Bruce. “John Giorno and the Half-full Glass.” Vogue Hommes International, no. 11, Spring-Summer 2011. Gartenfeld, Alex. “The Painted Word.” www.artinamericamagazine.com (Art in America), 5 May 2010. Kley, Elizabeth. “Gotham Art & Theater.” www.artnet.com (Artnet Magazine), 5 January 2010. Swan, Ethan. “222 Bowery: The Bunker.’” ANP Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 4, 2010. 2009 Barachon, C. “Les coquelicots magiques.” Technikart, February 2009. Hefland, Jessica. “Second in a Series: Completion.” designobserver.com (Design Observer), 15 September 2009. Meyer O. “Fiac de Paris – 35ème Edition (John Giorno).” Journal Sous Officiel 8ème Année, no. 038, Fall 2009. Schneiderman, Jason. “Reality is Very Haunting: Reevaluating the Oeuvre of John Giorno.” CUNY Graduate Center Advocate, May 2009. Volmers, Eric. “Activist poet still burns for craft: John Giorno a headliner at poetry festival.” Calgary Herald, 1 April 2009. Le Sergent, D. “Recherche – Traces du sacré sous toutes sortes de pistes. Panorama de Posnic, E., John Giorno.” paris-art.com (Paris-Art), February 2009. Velasco, David. “John Giorno.” www.artforum.com (Artforum), 10 January 2009. Hegert, Natalie. “You Got to Burn to Shine.” artslant.com (Art Slant), January 2009. Lebovici, Elizabeth. “Just say no to family values: John Giorno dit ses textes.” Le Beau Vice, January 2009. 2008 Boon, Marcus. “John Giorno.” BOMB, no. 105, Fall 2008. 2004 Speers Mears, Emily. “Critics’ Picks: John Giorno.” www.artforum.com (Artforum), 9 June 2004. 2003 Cotter, Holland. “Art Review: Finding Surprise as They Are Turned Up by the Karma Wheel.” The New York Times, 7 November 2003, E30. 2002 Obrist, Hans Ulrich. “Hans Ulrich Obrist Interviews John Giorno.” www.undo.net, 7 October 2002.

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Public Collections

The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art at Rollins College, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, FL Artworks, The Progressive Collection, Cleveland, OH Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris MUDAM, Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris The Museum of Modern Art, New York Pérez Art Museum Miami Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane